21.4% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Palm Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Palm Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Palm Beach than in most similar areas, though the community remains heavily shaped by British roots. English, Australian, Irish, and Scottish ancestries are the most common, with English heritage alone accounting for over half the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 52.7%, followed by Australian (30.5%), Irish (16%), and Scottish (14.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.4% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, despite being well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (73.9%), with England (7.6%) and New Zealand (2.7%) as 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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13143/palm-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage