30.4% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wembley Downs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wembley Downs
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 Wembley Downs, making up 40.2% of the population. This is a diverse community where nearly one third of the residents were born in another country. While most people identify as English or Australian, there are also notable Irish and Scottish roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 40.2% and 34.3% of residents. Irish, Scottish, and Italian backgrounds also make up significant shares of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.4% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the national average, though slightly below the Western Australian figure, with the largest overseas groups coming from England, South Africa, and China.
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 Wembley Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51565/wembley-downs/topic/ancestry-heritage