11.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Miling · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Miling
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define Miling, where most residents trace their family history back to the UK. This heritage is mirrored in the local birthplace data, as the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52.5%, followed by Australian at 30.7% and Irish at 10.9%. Other notable groups include Italian and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). While 74.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Miling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50949/miling/topic/ancestry-heritage