20.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 83% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bunbury · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bunbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than most similar areas, Bunbury has a high proportion of people born overseas, though it remains well below the state and national figures. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with nearly 83% of the population claiming one of these roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 44.9%, followed by Australian at 38.1%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and Italian ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia.
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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5003/bunbury/topic/ancestry-heritage