17.8% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Norseman · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Norseman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Norseman compared to the state or national figures. While 17.8% of residents were born outside Australia, this is well below the Australian average and barely changed over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify with English (33.9%) or Australian (30.3%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (8.5%), Irish (8.1%), and Italian (3.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.8% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being far below Western Australia's 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (62.9%), followed by New Zealand (4.7%) and England (4.3%).
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 Norseman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521036/norseman/topic/ancestry-heritage