22.9% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bonbeach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bonbeach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of people were born overseas in Bonbeach compared to the state and national figures. While 22.9% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people here claim a traditional British or Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.8%, followed by Australian at 33.0%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, making up 12.7% and 11.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Australia is the birthplace for 72.2% of residents, which is far higher than the national figure. Among those born overseas, England is the most common origin at 5.3%, followed by New Zealand at 2.7%.
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 Bonbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20278/bonbeach/topic/ancestry-heritage