24.3% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bickley · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bickley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Bickley (L) claim English ancestry, which is the most common heritage in the area. This local community is shaped by deep roots in the UK and Australia, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has grown steadily over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most prominent here at 53.0%, followed by Australian at 35.9% and Irish at 12.7%. Scottish and German ancestries are also represented, making up 11.1% and 4.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 7.5 points since 2011 to reach 24.3%, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. However, this remains well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Bickley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522006/bickley/topic/ancestry-heritage