21.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beaufort · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beaufort
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Equal shares of Australian and English ancestry lead the heritage of Beaufort. This mix defines a community where nearly 41% of people claim Australian roots and another 41% claim English ones. While these traditional ties are strong, the area also sees a notable presence of Italian and Filipino ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The local heritage is split evenly between Australian and English roots, both at 40.7%. Other common ancestries include Italian at 9.9%, Scottish at 8.6%, and Filipino at 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the 24.1% seen across South Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (65.4%), followed by the Philippines at 8.6% and South Africa at 4.9%.
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 Beaufort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40084/beaufort/topic/ancestry-heritage