24.4% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newman · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Newman compared to the rest of the state and country. While 24.4% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Despite this gap, the number of overseas-born residents has grown steadily over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 31.3% and 30.1% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Scottish, Irish, and Filipino heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 7.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 24.4%, which is among the highest for similar areas. Most residents were born in Australia (63.6%), followed by New Zealand at 7.5% and the Philippines at 2.9%.
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 Newman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515028/newman/topic/ancestry-heritage