18.7% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Saunders Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Saunders Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of British and European roots shapes the daily life of Saunders Beach, where 41.8% of residents claim English ancestry. While the area has a strong connection to its colonial origins, nearly one in five people were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.8%, followed by Australian (29.6%), Irish (14.5%), and Scottish (12.7%) roots. German ancestry also accounts for 7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.7% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (75.6%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
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 Saunders Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32521/saunders-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage