8.4% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beresfield - Hexham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common identity in Beresfield - Hexham, claimed by 45.5% of residents. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents moving here from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 42.9%, followed by Scottish at 9.4% and Irish at 8.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national mark of 27.7%. While this has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains much less diverse than most other parts of Australia.
8.4% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Beresfield - Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031223/beresfield-hexham/topic/ancestry-heritage