19.2% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Vasse (South West) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Vasse (South West)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Vasse than in the rest of Western Australia, with only 19.2% of residents born abroad. This gap highlights a community with deep local roots and a strong connection to its ancestral origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.6%, followed by Australian at 39.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for over 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 19.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This is well below the national average of 27.7%, though the proportion has risen slightly by 1.3 points since 2011.
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 Vasse (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55306/vasse/topic/ancestry-heritage