15.3% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North West Cape · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in North West Cape
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in North West Cape, with 76.3% of the population claiming one or the other. The area is predominantly Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 40.7%, followed by Australian at 35.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 8.5% and 7.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 15.3% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most residents were born in Australia (64.4%), with England, Italy and India being the next most common birthplaces.
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 West Cape [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51153/north-west-cape/topic/ancestry-heritage