17.3% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Busselton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Busselton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in West Busselton than in most similar areas, though the overall proportion remains low. English and Australian ancestries dominate the local identity, with 50% and 39.5% of residents claiming these roots respectively.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian roots are the most common, followed by Irish (10.6%) and Scottish (10.4%) backgrounds. A smaller number of residents, about 4.5%, identify as Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.3% of residents were born overseas—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and the 27.7% national figure. Most people were born in Australia (77.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.1%.
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 Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51569/west-busselton/topic/ancestry-heritage