6.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Ballidu · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Ballidu
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in West Ballidu compared to the rest of the country. While 27.7% of Australians were born abroad, that figure is just 6.8% here, reflecting a population with very strong local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, though there are also notable Italian and Irish connections. About 43.2% of the community identify as Australian, while 40.9% identify as English.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people in West Ballidu were born in Australia, at 93.2%. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% for those born overseas, with New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.1%.
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 West Ballidu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51566/west-ballidu/topic/ancestry-heritage