22.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orchid Valley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orchid Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Orchid Valley were born overseas, reflecting a diverse mix of origins for this small community. While the area is much more diverse than most similar places, its overseas-born population is still well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, with 66.7% and 48.1% of residents claiming these roots, followed by Scottish ancestry at 11.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Aside from Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 11.1%.
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 Orchid Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51187/orchid-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage