8.1% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Perth · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Perth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Perth (Tas.) than in most similar areas. Only 8.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure. The community is overwhelmingly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 48.8% and 46.4% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the Tasmanian average of 15.4% and far below the Australian figure of 27.7%.
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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615017/perth/topic/ancestry-heritage