26.2% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shadforth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shadforth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in Shadforth were born overseas, making this area much more diverse than most similar places. While it has a strong British heritage, it is slightly less diverse than the Western Australian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.8%, followed by Australian at 35.1%. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the state figure of 32.2%. Most people here were born in Australia (63.9%), with England (12.3%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Shadforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51342/shadforth/topic/ancestry-heritage