14.4% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beech Forest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beech Forest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of people were born overseas in Beech Forest than in most similar areas. British roots are the most common, with 40% of the population claiming English ancestry and 16.8% Scottish. This strong tie to the UK is reflected in the birthplace data as well.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 40%, followed by Australian at 22.4% and Scottish at 16.8%. Other common roots include Irish and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, this is far below the 30% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. Most people here were born in Australia (64%) or England (2.4%).
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 Beech Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20185/beech-forest/topic/ancestry-heritage