18.8% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Barker · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Barker
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Mount Barker, where 45.4% of people claim these roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born and has a strong British heritage, though it sees a much higher share of overseas-born residents than similar regional areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.4% and 37.8% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 18.8% of residents were born overseas—a much higher figure than in most similar areas—this is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most people were born in Australia (67.7%), followed by England, 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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51004/mount-barker/topic/ancestry-heritage