21.0% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brinsmead · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brinsmead
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of residents have moved to Brinsmead from overseas since 2011. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, about 21% of the population now comes from another country, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in Brinsmead claim English (38.4%) or Australian (34.6%) ancestry, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21% of the population was born overseas, a figure that is well below the national mark of 27.7%. Those born outside Australia most commonly come from England (3.3%) and New Zealand (3.0%).
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 Brinsmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30377/brinsmead/topic/ancestry-heritage