26.7% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunshine Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Sunshine Beach, where 45.8% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish influence and a growing number of residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry leads the breakdown at 45.8%, followed by Australian (29.4%), Irish (14.5%), and Scottish (13.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents now make up 26.7% of the population, a figure that rose 3.6 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the Queensland average of 22.7%, though it sits a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051437/sunshine-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage