37.0% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beecroft · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beecroft
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Beecroft, where 26.5% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong international character, with a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian and Chinese ancestries are the most common, each representing between 23% and 26.5% of the population. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, accounting for 9.5% and 8.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 37% of people in Beecroft were born overseas, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. While 60.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 9.3% and India at 3.8%.
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 Beecroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10249/beecroft/topic/ancestry-heritage