22.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southampton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southampton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost one in four residents in Southampton were born overseas, adding an international layer to the local community. This mix is most visible in the ancestry data, where English and Australian roots are the most common, followed by significant Irish and Italian connections.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 38.1% and Irish at 20.2%. Italian and Scottish backgrounds are also represented at 15.5% and 9.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.6% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most of those born abroad came from England (11.9%) or New Zealand (3.6%).
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 Southampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51391/southampton/topic/ancestry-heritage