18.8% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents have moved to Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores, with the proportion rising to 18.8% since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian and British in its roots, with over 73% of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 41.4%, followed by Australian at 32.0%. Other significant roots include Irish at 16.0% and Scottish at 12.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 18.8% of people were born overseas—a figure that rose 2.3 points since 2011—this is still well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (72.8%), with England (4.3%) and New Zealand (2.2%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011239/brunswick-heads-ocean-shores/topic/ancestry-heritage