39.4% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Stirling
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Stirling were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high level of migration is reflected in a diverse mix of roots, with Italian and English ancestries being the most common for residents here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Italian ancestry is the most frequent at 21.9%, followed closely by English at 21.4% and Australian at 19.1%. Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 11.1%, while Irish roots account for 5.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 39.4% of the population born overseas, Stirling's figure is well above Western Australia's 32.2% and far above the Australian average of 27.7%. Beyond those born in Australia (58%), the most common birthplaces are Italy, England, China, and India.
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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51405/stirling/topic/ancestry-heritage