26.3% —
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Darling Range (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Darling Range (East Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Darling Range identify as English, the most common ancestry in the area. This community has a strong connection to British and Australian roots, though about a quarter of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 46.1%, followed by Australian at 36.9%. Scottish, Irish, and Dutch backgrounds also make up a notable part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.3% of residents were born overseas, which is a little below the Australian figure and well below the Western Australian average. Most people here were born in Australia, while the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand 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 Darling Range (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51902/darling-range/topic/ancestry-heritage