41.5% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Perth (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Perth (North Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Perth (North Metropolitan) than in most similar areas. Over 40% of the population grew up in another country, making it a significant hub for international arrivals. This high level of diversity is reflected in a broad mix of ancestries, with English, Australian, and Irish being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 29.8% and Australian at 21.3%. Irish (10.2%), Chinese (9.4%), and Scottish (8.3%) ancestries also make up a significant part of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-one point five per cent of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and far above the national figure of 27.7%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born people fell 6.0 percentage points since 2016. The most common birthplaces are Australia (51.2%), England (5.8%), and China (3.0%).
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 Perth (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54304/perth/topic/ancestry-heritage