What are the highest overseas-born share in Western Australia?

The top-ranked suburbs are Cannington, Glendalough, Northbridge, East Perth, Queens Park, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Highest Overseas-Born Share in Western Australia

Suburbs with the highest share of residents born overseas (2021 Census, usual residence). Suburbs with fewer than 500 Census residents are excluded.

Rank	Suburb	Share
#1	Cannington	66.5%
#2	Glendalough	65.2%
#3	Northbridge	62.7%
#4	East Perth	60.7%
#5	Queens Park	59.3%
#6	Bentley	59.2%
#7	Kwinana Town Centre	57.6%
#8	East Cannington	57.4%
#9	Jindalee	56.7%
#10	Perth	56.4%
#11	Mirrabooka	55.3%
#12	Langford	54.6%
#13	Mindarie	54.4%
#14	Riverton	54.2%
#15	Crawley	53.8%
#16	Osborne Park	53.5%
#17	Iluka	53.3%
#18	Willetton	53.2%
#19	Burns Beach	53.1%
#20	Waterford	53.1%
#21	Beckenham	52.4%
#22	Westminster	52.3%
#23	Nollamara	52.2%
#24	Connolly	52.1%
#25	Harrisdale	51.9%
#26	Lynwood	51.7%
#27	Canning Vale	51.5%
#28	Koondoola	51.2%
#29	Piara Waters	51.2%
#30	Balga	51.0%
#31	Dayton	50.9%
#32	West Perth	50.3%
#33	Currambine	49.6%
#34	Mardie	49.6%
#35	Burswood	49.3%
#36	Southern River	49.3%
#37	Bennett Springs	49.2%
#38	Shelley	48.5%
#39	Joondalup	48.4%
#40	Wilson	48.2%
#41	Karawara	48.1%
#42	Alkimos	48.0%
#43	Parkwood	48.0%
#44	Maddington	47.9%
#45	Winthrop	47.9%
#46	Churchlands	47.5%
#47	Kewdale	47.5%
#48	Carramar	47.4%
#49	Kinross	46.9%
#50	Bull Creek	46.8%

Share is from the 2021 Census (usual residence). Suburbs with fewer than 500 Census residents are excluded.

Last updated 27 July 2026 at 11:38 pm AWST

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