12.5% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Walgoolan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Walgoolan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define the heritage of Walgoolan. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a population that is far less diverse in its birthplace than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 43.8% and 40.6% of the own-reported heritage. Irish roots are also prominent at 15.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 87.5% of the population.
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 Walgoolan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51504/walgoolan/topic/ancestry-heritage