27.6% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Menora · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Menora
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 Menora, where 38.6% of people claim these roots. This background, along with a strong Australian identity, shapes a community where over a quarter of residents were born outside of Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English (38.6%) and Australian (30.2%), followed by Irish at 11.2%. Italian and Scottish roots are also common, at 9.4% and 8.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.6% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national 27.7%, though it is well below the Western Australian rate of 32.2%. While 68.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (8.0%) and South Africa (2.0%).
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 Menora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50933/menora/topic/ancestry-heritage