16.6% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ravensthorpe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ravensthorpe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 76% of people in Ravensthorpe were born in Australia, making it much less diverse than the state average. The area has a strong British heritage, with the vast majority of residents claiming Australian, English, Irish or Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 45.0% and 41.2% of the population respectively. Irish (10.5%), Scottish (8.3%) and German (5.2%) also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national average of 27.7%. Among those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 5.3%.
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 Ravensthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51281/ravensthorpe/topic/ancestry-heritage