14.3% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wickham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wickham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of diverse backgrounds shapes daily life in Wickham, where 14.3% of the population was born overseas. While the community has a strong foundation of Australian and English heritage, it remains more internationally diverse than many similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 38.4% and 31.2% of residents. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also make up a notable part of the local identity.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.3% 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 were born in Australia, followed by New Zealand, the Philippines, England, and South Africa.
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 Wickham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51601/wickham/topic/ancestry-heritage