52.1% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Willetton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Willetton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Willetton were born overseas, which is far above the national figure. This high level of migration is reflected in the local ancestry, with Chinese and English backgrounds being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Chinese at 26.3% and English at 23.7%, followed by Australian (18.4%) and Indian (10.9%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 52.1%, the share of overseas-born residents is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. India (8.3%) and China (7.1%) are the most common birthplaces outside of Australia.
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 Willetton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51612/willetton/topic/ancestry-heritage