15.0% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Onslow · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Onslow
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of people were born overseas in Onslow than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, with about 64% of the population born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 33.9%, followed closely by English at 30.6%. Other notable ancestral roots include Irish, Scottish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most residents were born in Australia, with New Zealand and England being the most common overseas 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 Onslow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51181/onslow/topic/ancestry-heritage