45.3% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bondi Beach · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Bondi Beach were born overseas, placing it among the highest for international birthplaces compared to similar areas. This global mix is reflected in a diverse range of family backgrounds, with English, Australian, and Irish being the most common ancestries.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 33.7%, followed by Australian at 19.8% and Irish at 13.2%. Other significant ancestral roots include Scottish and Italian backgrounds.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 45.3%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 48.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy.
45.3% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bondi Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10463/bondi-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage