22.7% ▲ +90.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Picton East · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of people in Picton East claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. While the community has a diverse mix of roots, the proportion of residents born overseas is well below the national figure.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 48.9%, followed by Australian at 24.8% and German at 12.8%. Other significant groups include Irish and Scottish heritage.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.7% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and the 27.7% national figure.
22.7% ▲ +90.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Picton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51239/picton-east/topic/ancestry-heritage