6.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandringham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandringham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 6.1% of people in Sandringham were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in its birthplace than most other parts of the country. British and Australian roots dominate the local heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 55.1%, followed by Australian at 24.5% and Scottish at 14.3%. German heritage is also present for 6.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the 22.7% seen in Queensland and 27.7% across Australia. The vast majority of people, 71.4%, 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 Sandringham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32510/sandringham/topic/ancestry-heritage