12.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ruabon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ruabon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and Australian heritage shape daily life in Ruabon. Most residents trace their family history to England and Australia, which helps explain why so few people here were born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.3% and 45.1% of the population. Irish ancestry is also notable at 13.4%, followed by Scottish and German roots at 6.1% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most of the population was born in Australia, at 76.8%.
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 Ruabon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51315/ruabon/topic/ancestry-heritage