14.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Prevelly · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Prevelly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Prevelly, where 41.5% of people claim this background. The area is predominantly Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar small areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 41.5% and 33.2% of the population. Scottish and Irish heritage are also common, at 16.1% and 15.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.1% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country, with 71.2% of people born in Australia.
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 Prevelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51264/prevelly/topic/ancestry-heritage