28.0% ▲ +86.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gabbadah · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gabbadah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly double the proportion of people in Gabbadah were born overseas in 2021 compared to 2011. This shift has seen the overseas-born population rise to 28%, which is about the same as the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify with English ancestry at 48.6%, followed by Australian at 38.1% and Irish at 13.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born outside Australia is now 28.0%, which is among the highest for similar areas. While this is well below the Western Australian figure, it is a significant increase from 15.0% in 2011. Most people were born in Australia (64.7%) or England (12.2%).
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 Gabbadah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521020/gabbadah/topic/ancestry-heritage