38.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Lake · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Lake
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 38% of people in North Lake were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most diverse in the region, with a mix of long-term residents and newer arrivals from across the globe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 15.4%. Other notable groups include Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 38.4%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While 60.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, South Africa, India and China.
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 North Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51144/north-lake/topic/ancestry-heritage