15.9% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boyup Brook · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boyup Brook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Boyup Brook (L) compared to the state and national figures. While English and Australian ancestries are common here, the proportion of residents born outside Australia has dropped since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48%, followed by Australian at 35.7%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also make up a small part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.9% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian and national totals. This is down 4 percentage points from 2011, with most residents born in Australia (68.7%) or England (8.1%).
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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521007/boyup-brook/topic/ancestry-heritage