20.7% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pelican Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pelican Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of people in Pelican Point were born overseas, creating a diverse mix of backgrounds in a small area. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, but the community also has notable Italian and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 46.6%, followed by Australian at 35.5%. Other common heritages include Irish (10.8%), Italian (10.1%), and Scottish (9.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people were born in Australia (76.2%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, South Africa, 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 Pelican Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51223/pelican-point/topic/ancestry-heritage