18.2% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brighton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brighton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for residents in Brighton, where 45.4% of people claim this heritage. Most people here were born in Australia, contributing to a community with a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.4% and 37.5% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Irish (15.5%), Scottish (13.9%) and German (7.1%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is well below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (78.7%), followed by England (5.7%) and New Zealand (3.8%).
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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041042/brighton/topic/ancestry-heritage