18.3% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nambeelup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nambeelup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries dominate the roots of Nambeelup, where nearly 85% of people claim one of these two backgrounds. This small community has a strong colonial heritage, though it remains more locally born than the typical Western Australian town.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44%, followed closely by Australian at 41%. Other notable roots include Irish and Scottish at 7.5% each, and Italian at 5.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.3% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While 66.8% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.6%.
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 Nambeelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51076/nambeelup/topic/ancestry-heritage