18.4% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beverley · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beverley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Beverley, where 45.4% of residents claim these roots. The area remains predominantly Australian-born, though the proportion of people born overseas has risen slightly to 18.4%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage leads the way at 45.4%, followed closely by those with Australian ancestry at 39.3%. Scottish, Irish and German roots are also common, making up 10.2%, 8.3% and 3.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.4% of people were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 27.7%. This proportion rose 2.1 percentage points since 2011, with England (7.9%) and New Zealand (2.5%) being the most frequent birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Beverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50560/beverley/topic/ancestry-heritage