15.5% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nanson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nanson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Nanson than in most similar areas, though the total is still quite low. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up over 77% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 34.5%. Other notable groups include Scottish, Irish, and Italian ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.5% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for Western Australia and the nation. Most residents were born in Australia (65.5%), with England (11.9%) and New Zealand (3.6%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Nanson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51084/nanson/topic/ancestry-heritage