15.0% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in West Beach than in most similar areas, though only 15% of the population grew up outside Australia. The community is shaped by strong British roots, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, representing 46.2% and 40.5% of the population respectively. Scottish (11.3%) and Irish (11.1%) roots also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15% of residents were born overseas, this figure is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (79.2%), with the next most common birthplaces being England (4.1%) and New Zealand (2.2%).
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 Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51567/west-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage