47.9% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area far more diverse than the state and national averages. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, but there is a strong presence of Chinese and Indian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 21.9%, followed by Australian at 18.6%. Other significant ancestral groups include Chinese at 9.5%, Indian at 6.3%, and Filipino at 5.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 48% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are India at 6.8% and the Philippines at 4.4%.
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 Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041132/beckenham-kenwick-langford/topic/ancestry-heritage