80.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Perth Airport · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Perth Airport
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overseas-born population of 80% makes Perth Airport one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This high proportion of residents born outside Australia is far above both the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
There are no recorded residents claiming Australian, English, Irish, Scottish, or Chinese ancestry in this area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 80% of the population, which is far above the 32.2% seen in Western Australia and the 27.7% national figure. The most common birthplaces are Vietnam (20%) and New Zealand (16%).
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 Perth Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51231/perth-airport/topic/ancestry-heritage