18.6% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nickol · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nickol
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost one in five people in Nickol were born overseas, creating a diverse mix of backgrounds in the local community. While the area has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 34% and English at 31.8%, followed by Scottish, Irish and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 18.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. The most frequent birthplaces outside Australia are New Zealand, England, India and South Africa.
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 Nickol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51113/nickol/topic/ancestry-heritage