33.0% —
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kwinana (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kwinana (South Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Kwinana, where 35.9% of people claim those roots. This is a diverse area with a high proportion of people born overseas, reflecting a mix of long-term migration and newer arrivals.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 30.5% and 35.9% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Scottish (7.9%), Irish (6.6%) and Italian (4.5%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 62.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (6.5%), New Zealand (4.0%), the Philippines (3.8%) and India (3.3%).
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 Kwinana (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53105/kwinana/topic/ancestry-heritage