24.3% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bridgetown · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bridgetown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady proportion of overseas-born residents has lived in Bridgetown since 2011, with 24.3% born abroad. British and Irish roots are common here, as a large majority of people claim English, Australian, or Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 53.7%, followed by Australian at 35.6% and Scottish at 12.3%. Irish heritage is also prominent, accounting for 11.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly one in four people here were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While this is among the highest for similar areas, it is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Bridgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515003/bridgetown/topic/ancestry-heritage