12.4% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Helensburgh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Helensburgh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 12% of people in Helensburgh were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. The community is predominantly of Anglo-Celtic roots, with nearly half of the residents claiming Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 46% and 44.3% of the population. Other notable groups include Irish at 13.8% and Scottish at 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far lower share of people were born overseas compared to the state (12.4% versus 29.3%) and the national figure (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (85.6%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.5%.
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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11897/helensburgh/topic/ancestry-heritage