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Balcatta (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Ancestry & Birthplace in Balcatta (North Metropolitan)

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

A far more diverse mix of backgrounds has emerged in Balcatta since 2011. Today, 41.9% of people here were born overseas, a figure that sits well above the state and national levels.

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📍 Balcatta (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Balcatta (North Metropolitan) sits — People born overseas

41.9% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Balcatta (North Metropolitan) — higher than 87% of areas.

Balcatta (North Metropolitan)41.9%
Greater Perth 36.0%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most common, but Italian heritage is also prominent at 15%. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish and Chinese.

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Balcatta (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between English (26%) and Australian (21%), with Italian at 16%.

English 24.2% Australian 19.8% Italian 15.0% Irish 7.4% Chinese 6.0% Scottish 5.7% Indian 5.5% German 2.1% Greek 2.0% Vietnamese 1.9%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Born overseas at 41.9%, the population is much more internationally diverse than most areas, sitting far above the Australian figure of 27.7%. India is the most common birth country outside Australia, at 5%.

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 Balcatta (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50304/balcatta/topic/ancestry-heritage