22.3% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yakamia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yakamia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas-born residents now make up 22.3% of the population in Yakamia, marking a shift in the area's makeup since 2011. While the community remains largely Australian-born, it is more diverse than most similar areas. This mix is reflected in a strong presence of English and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, accounting for 46.1% and 41.1% of residents. Other notable roots include Scottish (9.1%), Irish (7.3%), and German (4.0%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.3% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most residents were born in Australia (73.3%), followed by England (7.4%) and the Philippines (2.0%).
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 Yakamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51660/yakamia/topic/ancestry-heritage