15.4% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beerwah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beerwah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Beerwah than in the rest of the country. Only 15.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much less diverse in its origins than most other parts of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim English ancestry at 44.7% or Australian ancestry at 39.4%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen slightly to 15.4% since 2011. This is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%, with the vast majority of the population born in Australia.
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 Beerwah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061439/beerwah/topic/ancestry-heritage