29.4% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beacon Hill · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beacon Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Beacon Hill, where 34.7% of people claim this heritage. The area has a diverse mix of roots, with a strong presence of Australian, Irish, Italian, and Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
About 30.4% of residents identify as Australian by ancestry. Other significant groups include those with Irish (11.2%), Italian (11.0%), and Scottish (9.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 30% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. While 68.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, Italy, and New Zealand.
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 Beacon Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10238/beacon-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage