21.1% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Minyirr · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Minyirr
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of residents have arrived from overseas in Minyirr since 2011. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, more than one in five people now bring an international background to the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area identify with English ancestry at 53.9%, followed by Australian at 32.9%. Other common ancestries include Italian at 7.9%, German at 5.3%, and Irish at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.1% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Australian figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%.
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 Minyirr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50968/minyirr/topic/ancestry-heritage