23.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swan View · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swan View
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have chosen to call Swan View home since 2011, creating a community where nearly 24% of residents were born overseas. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.4% and 35.8% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, with about 9% for each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.8% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the state figure of 32.2%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England at 6.9% and New Zealand at 3.2%.
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 Swan View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51420/swan-view/topic/ancestry-heritage