14.3% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Three Springs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Three Springs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Australian roots shape the local identity of Three Springs. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry, and the town remains far more Australian-born than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 37.1% and 36.0% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish, Scottish, and German descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.3% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and the national figure of 27.7%, with 66% of people born in Australia.
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 Three Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51449/three-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage