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Albany (South West) · State Electorate

Ancestry & Birthplace in Albany (South West)

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Almost one in five people in Albany (South West) were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This provides a stable demographic profile where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.

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📍 Albany (South West), State Electorate

Where Albany (South West) sits — People born overseas

19.2% ▼ -1.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Albany (South West) — lower than 63% of areas.

Albany (South West)19.2%
Rest of WA 17.8%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 47.1%, followed by Australian at 39.8% and Scottish at 10.1%.

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In Albany (South West), the largest group is English at 39%, followed by Australian (33%) and Scottish (8%).

English 47.1% Australian 39.8% Scottish 10.1% Irish 8.6% German 3.8% Dutch 3.7% Italian 3.5% Filipino 1.9% Chinese 0.8% Indian 0.5%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The 19.2% of residents born overseas is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%. Most people here were born in Australia (75.5%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.

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19.2% ▼ -1.4%

Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Albany (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50106/albany/topic/ancestry-heritage