34.4% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bassendean (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bassendean (East Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Bassendean than in most similar areas. This international mix is led by strong English and Australian roots, with over 34% of the population born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 32.5% and Australian at 27.3%. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A little above the Western Australian figure, 34.4% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national average. This proportion has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being England, India, Vietnam, 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 Bassendean (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50502/bassendean/topic/ancestry-heritage