12.9% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Roelands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Roelands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A similar share of residents in Roelands were born overseas compared to other areas of its type. Most people here identify with English and Australian roots, with 80.6% of the population born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.6%, followed by those identifying as Australian at 41.0%. Other notable roots include Scottish, Irish, and Italian ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia (32.2%) and the national average (27.7%). Besides those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are New Zealand and England.
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 Roelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51307/roelands/topic/ancestry-heritage