49.5% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beckenham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beckenham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the population in Beckenham was born overseas, a figure that has grown over the last decade to make the area far more diverse than the rest of the state. This high level of migration is reflected in the wide range of cultural backgrounds found here, with a strong presence of people with Indian, Chinese and Filipino heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though Chinese (9.4%), Indian (7.8%) and Filipino (6.2%) backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of all residents (49.5%) were born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 45% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India, the Philippines, England and China.
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 Beckenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50090/beckenham/topic/ancestry-heritage