22.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newlands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newlands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent years have seen a shift in the cultural mix of Newlands, where 22.3% of people were born overseas. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community has a strong European heritage, with Australian and English ancestries both at 40.2%. Italian ancestry is also prominent at 17%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (79.5%), though 7.1% were born in England. This overseas-born population of 22.3% is well below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%.
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 Newlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51110/newlands/topic/ancestry-heritage