8.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Pingelly · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Pingelly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong Australian and English heritage defines West Pingelly, where 95% of residents were born in Australia. The area remains very traditional in its roots, with nearly half the population claiming Australian ancestry and 60% claiming English descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, followed by Scottish at 17% and German at 4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51581/west-pingelly/topic/ancestry-heritage