19.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Koolyanobbing · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Koolyanobbing
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Koolyanobbing were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is well below the national figure, the community has a diverse mix of roots, with Filipino ancestry now making up 8.6% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 16.1%, followed by Australian and Scottish roots. Filipino ancestry is also prominent at 8.6%, while Irish ancestry accounts for 4.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.4% of residents were born overseas, though this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are the Philippines at 8.6% and New Zealand at 6.5%.
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 Koolyanobbing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50779/koolyanobbing/topic/ancestry-heritage