18.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paraburdoo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Paraburdoo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 60% of people in Paraburdoo were born in Australia, though the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places. It is a community with strong ties to the British Isles, with over 60% of people claiming Australian, English, Irish or Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 33.8% and 30.2% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, at 9.4% and 8.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.3% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.1%.
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 Paraburdoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51201/paraburdoo/topic/ancestry-heritage