44.8% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slightly smaller share of people were born overseas in Mirrabooka in 2021 compared to five years ago. Nearly 45% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure. This mix is reflected in a diverse ancestry, with English and Australian roots being the most common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent at 21.6% and 18.9%. Vietnamese ancestry is also prominent at 7.6%, followed by Italian and Irish roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 45% of people in Mirrabooka were born overseas, a figure far above the 27.7% national average. This is a slight drop from 45.7% in 2016, and the most common birthplaces are Australia (48.9%), Vietnam (6.4%), and India (3.1%).
44.8% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53602/mirrabooka/topic/ancestry-heritage