18.4% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Withers · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Withers
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An English and Australian heritage dominates the roots of Withers, with 77.9% of people claiming one of these two ancestries. While most residents were born in Australia, there is a notable mix of European and other global backgrounds in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.9% and 36% of the population. Other significant roots include Irish at 10%, Scottish at 9.9%, and Italian at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in five people in Withers were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. At 18.4%, this is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far 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 Withers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51625/withers/topic/ancestry-heritage