24.6% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Porongurup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Porongurup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Porongurup claim English ancestry, making it the most common root in the area. Most residents have traditional British and Irish ties, though about one quarter of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 47.7%, followed by Australian at 38.6% and Scottish at 15.5%. Irish and German roots are also present, accounting for 7.6% and 5.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.6% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though well below the state and national figures. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 11.4%.
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 Porongurup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51256/porongurup/topic/ancestry-heritage