25.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mettler · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mettler
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Mettler, where 60% of people claim this heritage. The area has a strong British influence, with many residents also tracing their roots back to England and Scotland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Six out of ten people identify as Australian, followed by English at 37.1% and Scottish at 25.7%. Irish ancestry is also common, accounting for 14.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.7% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While 71.4% were born in Australia, the Philippines is the most common overseas birthplace at 14.3%.
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 Mettler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50942/mettler/topic/ancestry-heritage