44.3% —
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Joondalup (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Joondalup (North Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 45% of people in Joondalup (North Metropolitan) were born overseas, a figure far higher than the national average. This high proportion of international arrivals creates a diverse community where almost half the population has roots outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 47.5%, followed by Australian at 25.7%. Other significant groups include Irish (12.1%), Scottish (10.6%), and Italian (3.7%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 44.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national average of 27.7%. While 52% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (18.1%) and South Africa (4.4%).
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 Joondalup (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52604/joondalup/topic/ancestry-heritage