27.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Albany · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Albany
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Port Albany, where 45.9% of people claim these roots. Most residents have deep ties to the British Isles or Australia, with a small number of people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.9% and 42.1% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 12% and 9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.1% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though it is well below Western Australia's rate.
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 Port Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51257/port-albany/topic/ancestry-heritage