17.4% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunshine Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Sunshine Bay than in most similar areas. While 17.4% of residents were born abroad, the community remains predominantly Australian in both birth and heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.6% and 39.8% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.2%), followed by England (5.8%).
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 Sunshine Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13710/sunshine-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage