12.1% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Coolup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Coolup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as similar areas, West Coolup has a modest mix of backgrounds. Most residents trace their roots to Australia and England, while a small number were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, with 43.4% and 59.9% of people claiming these roots respectively. Other common heritages include Scottish, Irish, and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (80.8%), followed by small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Coolup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51572/west-coolup/topic/ancestry-heritage