15.9% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Vasse · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Vasse
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Vasse claim English ancestry, marking it as the most common heritage in the area. While the community has strong British and Irish roots, it is far less diverse in birthplaces than the rest of the state or country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.1%, followed closely by Australian at 42.8%. Other frequent ancestries include Irish at 11.6% and Scottish at 10.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.9% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people were born in Australia (79.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.7%.
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 Vasse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51489/vasse/topic/ancestry-heritage