11.9% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beechworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beechworth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for 44.2% of people in Beechworth. This is a town with very few overseas-born residents, as 82.9% of the population was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 44.2% and 37.5% of residents. Irish (16.2%) and Scottish (14.7%) roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, when the rate was 12.3%.
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 Beechworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031068/beechworth/topic/ancestry-heritage