28.8% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Middle Swan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Middle Swan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent data shows a diversifying population in Middle Swan, where overseas birthplaces are now more common than in the national average. English and Australian ancestries remain the most prominent, together making up about 65% of the area's heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (35.1%) or Australian (29.4%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Italian, and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 29% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the national figure, it is well below the Western Australian average, with the Philippines and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Middle Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50944/middle-swan/topic/ancestry-heritage