27.2% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lesmurdie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lesmurdie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Lesmurdie, where nearly 46% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong connection to the British Isles, and about 27% of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, Irish, and Scottish are the most frequent ancestries listed. Italian heritage is also common, representing 8.6% of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as 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 Lesmurdie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50849/lesmurdie/topic/ancestry-heritage