20.9% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Hedland · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Hedland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common roots for people in Port Hedland, with 28.3% and 27.9% respectively. The area has a diverse mix of backgrounds, though a smaller proportion of the population was born overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, followed by Irish at 7.5%, Scottish at 6.6% and Filipino at 3.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and has risen 3.2 points since 2011. However, this figure is still well below the national average of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%.
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 Port Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5010/port-hedland/topic/ancestry-heritage