58.8% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Berala · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Berala
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher proportion of people in Berala were born overseas than in the rest of the state, with 58.8% born abroad. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse in the region, with a strong connection to East and Southeast Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Chinese at 37.4%, English at 8.2%, and Australian at 7.1%, followed by Vietnamese and Filipino roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Berala's overseas birth rate is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are China at 17.3%, Vietnam at 8.6%, and the Philippines at 3.2%.
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 Berala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10299/berala/topic/ancestry-heritage