14.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Spencers Brook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Spencers Brook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Spencers Brook than in most similar areas. While this is higher than nearby places, it remains far below the state and national figures. English and Australian heritage are the most common ancestries here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 59.5%, followed by Australian (22.6%) and Scottish (20.2%) roots. Irish (19.0%) and Dutch (6.0%) backgrounds also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (73.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 8.3%.
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 Spencers Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51398/spencers-brook/topic/ancestry-heritage