12.9% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
McAlinden · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in McAlinden
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and Australian heritage shape the daily life of McAlinden, where nearly 86% of residents were born in Australia. The area is far less diverse in its origins than the rest of the state or the nation, with a population deeply tied to traditional colonial ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 45.7% and English at 40.0%. Scottish, Dutch, and Irish roots also make up a significant part of the local family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, England is the most frequent birthplace at 7.1%.
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 McAlinden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50918/mcalinden/topic/ancestry-heritage