12.0% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burekup · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burekup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 12% of people in Burekup were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, with nearly half the population claiming either of these backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 47% of residents. Other notable groups include Scottish, Italian, and Irish heritage, each making up between 7% and 9% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of the state or nation, with the rate falling by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12%. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by smaller numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Burekup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521011/burekup/topic/ancestry-heritage