23.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sawyers Valley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sawyers Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Sawyers Valley claim English ancestry, making it a dominant cultural influence in the area. While the community is largely Australian-born, there is a notable presence of people from the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, at 47.8% and 43.4% respectively. Scottish and Irish roots also follow, accounting for 13.2% and 10.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.0% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and the 27.7% national average.
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 Sawyers Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51328/sawyers-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage