8.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Benarkin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Benarkin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 8.2% of people in Benarkin were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small overseas-born population means the area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with strong ties to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.2%, followed by Scottish (27.9%), Australian (14.8%), Irish (14.8%), and German (11.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most areas, sitting 20 points below the Australian average. This is reflected in the fact that 77% of residents were born in Australia.
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 Benarkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30231/benarkin/topic/ancestry-heritage