19.4% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Albany · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Albany
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Albany, where 47.3% of people claim this background. Together with those identifying as Australian, Scottish, or Irish, these groups make up the vast majority of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the two largest groups, while 10.1% of residents claim Scottish and 8.6% claim Irish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of the state or nation, with 19.4% born abroad. This figure is well below the national mark of 27.7% and has barely changed 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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5001/albany/topic/ancestry-heritage