27.2% —
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kalamunda (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kalamunda (East Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Kalamunda sits around the middle of similar areas for its share of overseas-born residents. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, together making up 85% of the local population. While the area aligns closely with national trends, it has a lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.4%, followed by Australian at 35.7%. Scottish, Irish and Italian heritage are also notable, making up 11.8%, 10.9% and 6.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.2% of people were born overseas, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the Western Australian average. Most residents were born in Australia (69.3%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 11.7%.
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 Kalamunda (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52702/kalamunda/topic/ancestry-heritage