10.1% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Derby · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Derby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Derby as of 2021, with the figure falling to 10.1%. This means the town is much more Australian-born than the state or national averages. Most residents identify with Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 19.5% and 17.6% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots also feature, at 6.3% and 5.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. This is a downward trend from 2011 and puts Derby well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Derby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515010/derby/topic/ancestry-heritage