37.6% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Perth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Perth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for the 36.7% of people in South Perth who claim it. The area is notably diverse, with a very high proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish are the three most common ancestries, while 8% of residents identify as Chinese.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 37.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, India, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 South Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51381/south-perth/topic/ancestry-heritage