18.0% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
McKail · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in McKail
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in McKail by 2021 than in previous years. While English and Australian roots remain the most common, there is a growing presence of people from the Philippines, who now make up nearly 5% of the area's ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common here, accounting for 45.6% and 42.2% of residents. Other notable groups include Scottish (8.7%), Irish (6.9%), and Filipino (4.8%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 18.0% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 McKail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50920/mckail/topic/ancestry-heritage