13.0% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Esperance · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Esperance
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted British and Australian origins shape daily life in Esperance, where 83.8% of people claim Australian or English ancestry. This heritage is reflected in the local population, though a small but notable overseas-born community adds to the town's diversity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (43.6%) and English (40.2%), followed by Scottish (10.0%), Irish (8.7%), and German (4.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits far below both the Western Australian and national figures. Most residents were born in Australia (76.5%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, South Africa and the Philippines.
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/ucl/UCL513002/esperance/topic/ancestry-heritage