19.5% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Avoca Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Avoca Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Avoca Beach than in most similar areas, though the overall total remains low. While nearly one in five residents was born abroad, this is well below the national and state figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.6%, followed by Australian at 37.4% and Irish at 16.1%. Scottish and Italian roots also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 19.5% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.9%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 8.2%.
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 Avoca Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10115/avoca-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage