28.7% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kangaroo Gully · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kangaroo Gully
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in roots has seen the overseas-born population in Kangaroo Gully rise to 28.7% since the last census. Most people here identify with British Isles origins, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.8%, followed by Australian at 35.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 11.9% and 11.3% of the area respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 29% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is a little above the national figure, it is well below the Western Australian average.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kangaroo Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50719/kangaroo-gully/topic/ancestry-heritage