14.8% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Denhams Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Denhams Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common roots for those living in Denhams Beach, with 73.7% of residents claiming one of these backgrounds. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places, the overall percentage remains quite low compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 42.0%, followed by Australian at 31.7%. Other common ancestral backgrounds include Irish (10.0%), Scottish (9.8%), and German (4.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (69.1%), with England (5.8%) and New Zealand (1.7%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Denhams Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11238/denhams-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage