9.7% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beresfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beresfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Beresfield compared to the rest of the state, with only 9.7% of residents arriving from another country. This creates a distinct profile where the vast majority of the population was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44% and 43.2% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also notable, each accounting for around 10% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (85.9%), while those from other countries most commonly come from China, England, and the Philippines.
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 Beresfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10301/beresfield/topic/ancestry-heritage