15.9% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Surf Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Surf Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage has seen the overseas-born population grow since 2011 in Surf Beach. While 15.9% of residents were born abroad, the area remains much more Australian-born than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.7% and 35.2% of residents respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also represented.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Though the proportion of overseas-born residents is higher than in most similar areas, it is still far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people were born in Australia (74.0%), followed by England, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines.
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 Surf Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13712/surf-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage