9.7% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beaufort · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beaufort
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Beaufort than in most similar areas. This is a community with deep roots in Australia, where the vast majority of residents were born here or have ancestors from the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for nearly 40% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, making up 12.2% and 11.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 9.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 9.1%.
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 Beaufort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031014/beaufort/topic/ancestry-heritage