11.5% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nyabing · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nyabing
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in early settler heritage define the people of Nyabing, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. While the area is predominantly born in Australia, those from overseas bring a small mix of global backgrounds to the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 48.8% and 45.4% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish at 11.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.5%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, South Africa, and India.
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 Nyabing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51171/nyabing/topic/ancestry-heritage