19.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pretty Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pretty Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift toward more diverse roots has seen the overseas-born population in Pretty Beach grow since 2011. While most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, nearly one in five people here were born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.7%, followed by Australian at 38.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.3% and 10.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though well below the New South Wales and national figures. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 6.4% and South Africa at 2.5%.
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 Pretty Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13273/pretty-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage