6.4% ▼ -51.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mingenew · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mingenew
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 6.4% of people in Mingenew were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small proportion of foreign-born residents creates a stark contrast with Western Australia's broader trends. Most people here identify with Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Australian at 38.6% and English at 37.3%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also prominent, accounting for 8.8% and 7.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and fell 6.9 points since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (73.5%), followed by England at 4.8%.
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 Mingenew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522046/mingenew/topic/ancestry-heritage