14.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Westdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Westdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Westdale than in most similar areas, although the total remains low. While 14% of residents have overseas roots, the area is still dominated by those with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.6%, followed by Australian at 39.8% and Scottish at 11.8%. Smaller groups include Irish and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 14%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.6%), with the next most common birthplaces being 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 Westdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51587/westdale/topic/ancestry-heritage