5.3% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wickepin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wickepin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong tradition of Australian and British roots continues to define Wickepin, where ancestral ties remain steady. Very few people were born overseas, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population identifies as Australian, followed closely by English ancestry at 42.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, making up about 10% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents are born in Australia, accounting for 77.9% of the population.
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 Wickepin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51600/wickepin/topic/ancestry-heritage