39.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bateman (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bateman (South Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slight drop in the share of overseas-born residents has occurred in Bateman since 2011, though 39.9% of people were still born abroad in 2021. This figure is far above the national average, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of international backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.8%, followed by Australian at 25.0% and Chinese at 17.6%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present, making up 8.7% and 8.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 40% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While 57.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, India and South Africa.
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 Bateman (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50605/bateman/topic/ancestry-heritage