26.4% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunrise Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunrise Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of residents in Sunrise Beach were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland average. This mix of backgrounds creates a community where English, Australian, and Irish ancestries are most common. It is a place where international origins are much more frequent than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.2%, followed by Australian at 29.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each held by around 13% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.4% of people here were born outside Australia, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While 68.9% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from 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 Sunrise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32697/sunrise-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage