32.8% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broadbeach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broadbeach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Broadbeach, where 34.1% of people claim these roots. It is a diverse area where the proportion of people born overseas is far above the Queensland and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish are the most common ancestries, making up 34.1%, 23.4%, and 10.8% of the population respectively. Scottish and Italian roots also feature, at 9% and 5.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 32.8% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 54.1% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include New Zealand at 5.7% and England at 4.6%.
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 Broadbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30380/broadbeach/topic/ancestry-heritage