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Midland (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Ancestry & Birthplace in Midland (East Metropolitan)

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A birthplace gap of over 4 percentage points separates Midland (East Metropolitan) from the Western Australian average. While about 27.8% of the population was born overseas, this is well below the state figure despite being about the same as the national average.

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📍 Midland (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Midland (East Metropolitan) sits — People born overseas

27.8% ▲ +10.7%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Midland (East Metropolitan) — higher than 59% of areas.

Midland (East Metropolitan)27.8%
Greater Perth 36.0%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, accounting for 38.7% and 32.7% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and Italian ancestries follow at 8.7%, 8.4%, and 5.9%.

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In Midland (East Metropolitan), the largest group is English at 36%, followed by Australian (30%) and Scottish (8%).

English 38.7% Australian 32.7% Scottish 8.7% Irish 8.4% Italian 5.9% Filipino 3.5% Indian 3.1% German 3.0% Dutch 2.0% Chinese 1.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of people born overseas rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 27.8%. Most residents were born in Australia (66.6%), followed by England (6.3%), New Zealand (3.5%), the Philippines (2.9%), and India (2.6%).

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27.8% ▲ +10.7%

Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Midland (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53502/midland/topic/ancestry-heritage