5.3% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Walker · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Walker
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong Italian heritage has become a defining feature of Mount Walker, where one in four people now claim this ancestry. While the area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, the mix of European roots stands out against the broader regional backdrop.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common at 32.9% and 28.9%, followed by a significant Italian presence at 25.0%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also represented, making up 9.2% and 6.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and the 27.7% national average. This reflects a community where nearly 70% of people were born in 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 Mount Walker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51037/mount-walker/topic/ancestry-heritage