31.9% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Martin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Martin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Martin than in most similar areas. About 32% of people here were born abroad, a figure that is well above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, accounting for 36.1% and 32.1% of residents. Other notable ancestries include Irish at 7.1% and Scottish at 6.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 60% of people were born in Australia, 31.9% were born overseas, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. The most common overseas birthplaces are England, the Philippines, New Zealand, and India.
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 Martin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50911/martin/topic/ancestry-heritage