41.4% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murdoch · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murdoch
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root in Murdoch, where 27.7% of people claim this background. The area is notably diverse, with a very high proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, Chinese ancestry is also significant at 19.2%. Scottish and Irish roots follow at 7.3% and 7.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 41.4% of people in Murdoch were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. While half the population was born in Australia, other common birthplaces include England, India, China, 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 Murdoch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51064/murdoch/topic/ancestry-heritage