28.2% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orelia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orelia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 3 in 10 residents of Orelia were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in a mix of backgrounds, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common. The area has a similar proportion of overseas-born residents to the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 38% and 35.5% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish and Filipino backgrounds also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 28.2% of people were born overseas, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (63.8%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 Orelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51189/orelia/topic/ancestry-heritage