24.8% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Watermans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Watermans Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Watermans Bay claim English ancestry, which is the most common heritage in the area. This mix of backgrounds blends a strong British and Irish influence with a smaller number of people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 49.5%, followed by Australian at 35.3% and Irish at 13.1%. Other common roots include Scottish and Italian heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.8% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and a little below the national average.
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 Watermans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51546/watermans-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage