47.5% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shelley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shelley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Shelley were born overseas, a figure that has climbed significantly since 2011. This makes the area far more diverse than both the state and national averages, with strong ties to English, Chinese and Indian backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.3%, followed by Australian at 18.7% and Chinese at 16.8%. Indian and Irish backgrounds are also common, making up 8.1% and 7.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 47.5%, the proportion of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 15 points above Western Australia and 20 points above the national figure. While 50.4% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England (6.7%), India (6.2%) and China (4.1%).
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 Shelley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51345/shelley/topic/ancestry-heritage