18.0% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orana · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orana
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 18% of people in Orana were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. While a strong majority of the community has English or Australian roots, there is a notable Filipino presence in both ancestry and birthplace.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.6% and 37.9% of the area. Scottish, Irish, and Filipino roots also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below the Western Australian average. Most people were born in Australia, followed by England and the Philippines.
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 Orana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51184/orana/topic/ancestry-heritage