13.7% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bremer Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bremer Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of people were born overseas in Bremer Bay than in most similar areas, though this is still far below the state and national figures. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, together making up over 80% of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.4%, followed by Australian at 37.4%. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 13.7% of residents were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this figure is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most people were born in Australia (80.1%), with New Zealand and England as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Bremer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522007/bremer-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage