29.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sorrento · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sorrento
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Sorrento were born overseas, a figure that is a little above the national average. The area is mostly shaped by traditional British and Irish roots, with English and Australian ancestries making up the largest groups.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43%, followed by Australian at 34.3%. Other significant groups include Irish (13.3%), Scottish (11.1%), and Italian (6.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.1% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Western Australian figure. While 68.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (9.3%) and South Africa (2.8%).
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 Sorrento [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51360/sorrento/topic/ancestry-heritage