14.3% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Safety Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Safety Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in background has seen Safety Beach become more diverse since 2011. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, 14.3% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.9%, followed by Australian at 39.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.2% and 14.7% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the state and national figures, though 83.1% of the community was born in Australia. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 3.8%.
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 Safety Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13477/safety-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage