25.2% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Witchcliffe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Witchcliffe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Witchcliffe, where 48.3% of residents claim these roots. This small community shows a strong tie to British and Irish origins, though about a quarter of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 48.3% and 35.7% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish heritage also feature strongly, accounting for 13.0% and 9.5% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.2% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Western Australia's 32.2%.
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 Witchcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51624/witchcliffe/topic/ancestry-heritage