18.7% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murrays Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murrays Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shifting mix of backgrounds defines Murrays Beach, where the proportion of people born overseas has risen since 2011. While most residents have roots in the British Isles, about 18.7% of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.7% and 37.3% of the community. Other significant family roots include Irish (12.2%), Scottish (11.6%), and German (3.3%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 18.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Murrays Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12865/murrays-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage