16.7% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Robinson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Robinson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse roots shape daily life in Robinson, where nearly 17% of people were born overseas. While most residents trace their ancestry to England and Australia, the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.4%, followed by Australian at 38.9%. Other significant roots include Irish (11.9%), Scottish (11.8%), and Dutch (7.5%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.7% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England (7.2%), New Zealand (2.3%), and South Africa (1.7%).
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 Robinson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51300/robinson/topic/ancestry-heritage