18.6% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Capel · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Capel
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Upper Capel, where 55.4% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong British heritage, though it is far less diverse in terms of birthplaces than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English roots, nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry, while 13.6% identify as Irish. Scottish and German backgrounds are also present, making up 6.2% and 5.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 18.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Upper Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51480/upper-capel/topic/ancestry-heritage