36.9% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beaconsfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Beaconsfield were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a diverse population where English and Australian ancestries are most common, followed by Chinese, Irish, and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 27.5%, followed by Australian at 23.4% and Chinese at 12.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 11.4% and 9.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A high 36.9% of residents were born overseas, a figure well above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales. While 59.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, China, and India.
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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10239/beaconsfield/topic/ancestry-heritage