4.2% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 4.2% of people in West River were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country. Most residents have ancestral roots in Australia, England, or Germany.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 53.5%, followed by English at 29.6% and German at 12.7%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present for around 11% and 8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below both the state and national figures, sitting at just 4.2%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.1%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.6%.
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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51584/west-river/topic/ancestry-heritage