36.2% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 36% of people in Mount Lawley were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This high level of international background has remained steady over the last decade, making it a notably diverse part of the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 31.1%, followed by Australian at 24.3%. Italian roots are also prominent, claiming 10.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 36.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While 59.5% of people were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, India, South Africa, and Italy.
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 Mount Lawley (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53902/mount-lawley/topic/ancestry-heritage