24.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Walpole · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in where residents come from has seen the overseas-born population in North Walpole grow since 2011. While English and Australian roots remain the most common, about one in four people now live here having been born in another country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people identify as English (59.3%) or Australian (33.3%), followed by Irish, Italian and German ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 24.1% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Western Australia and the nation. Three quarters of the community were born in Australia, while 17.6% were born in England.
24.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in North Walpole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51152/north-walpole/topic/ancestry-heritage