2.1% ▲ —
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jigalong · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jigalong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A tiny fraction of residents were born overseas in Jigalong, creating a gap of 30 percentage points compared to Western Australia. Almost everyone here was born in Australia, and the area's overseas-born population is among the lowest for similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry in the area is diverse, with the most common groups being English at 4.5%, Irish at 3.5%, and Australian at 1.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 2.1% of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though this number has risen slightly since 2011. Most residents are born in Australia, accounting for 96.2% of the population.
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 Jigalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522031/jigalong/topic/ancestry-heritage