14.8% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northam · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northam
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 Northam, where 39.6% of residents claim this background. The town has a strong connection to its colonial roots, with nearly 40% of people also identifying as Australian. While local ties are deep, the proportion of people born overseas has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent here, followed by Scottish (8.4%), Irish (8.1%) and German (3.8%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but far below the state and national figures. This proportion has fallen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011, with 74.6% of the population now born in 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 Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514004/northam/topic/ancestry-heritage