13.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mullewa · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mullewa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries in Mullewa, with about 26% of people claiming each. This creates a profile where over half the population identifies with these two backgrounds, reflecting a strong British and Australian heritage in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries lead the local breakdown at 25.6% and 25.3% respectively, followed by Irish at 5.8% and Scottish at 4.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.8% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and India.
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 Mullewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522049/mullewa/topic/ancestry-heritage