42.6% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Morley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Morley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of people in Morley were born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country. This international diversity is clear, with 42.6% of the population arriving from another country, making it one of the most diverse areas at this level.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 25.3%, followed by Australian at 21.2% and Italian at 10.7%. Other common ancestries include Chinese at 9.7% and Irish at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than four in ten residents were born overseas, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 53.3% were born in Australia, significant numbers also come from Vietnam, India, England and China.
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 Morley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50998/morley/topic/ancestry-heritage