16.0% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Napier · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Napier
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Napier, where 43.1% of residents claim these roots. This community is largely Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are almost equally common, making up 43.1% and 42.8% of the population. Other notable backgrounds include Italian at 8.9% and Irish at 7.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most people were born in Australia (78.1%), followed by England at 7.1%.
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 Napier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51086/napier/topic/ancestry-heritage