13.1% ▼ -56.2%
Higher than 50% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Esperance · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Esperance
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A moderate share of overseas-born residents defines the makeup of Esperance compared to similar areas. Most people here identify with roots in the British Isles, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (43.4%) and English (40.4%), followed by Scottish, Irish, and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national 27.7% and the state's 32.2%. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when the share of overseas-born residents was 29.8%.
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 Esperance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5005/esperance/topic/ancestry-heritage