16.7% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Box Head - MacMasters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Box Head - MacMasters Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Box Head - MacMasters Beach, with that figure rising to 16.7% since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian and British in heritage, with nearly half of all residents claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.2%, followed by Australian at 39.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.2% and 12.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage