24.0% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Curtin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Curtin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 3.7 percentage points fewer people were born overseas in Curtin than in the rest of Australia. While a quarter of the population was born abroad, this is well below the state figure for the ACT. English and Irish roots are common here, alongside a strong Australian identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 36.5% and 35.4% of residents. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, representing 15.6% and 13.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 24.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this remains well below the ACT and national figures. Most residents were born in Australia (73.4%), followed by England, India, Nepal and New Zealand.
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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80043/curtin/topic/ancestry-heritage