52.2% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burns Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burns Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Burns Beach were born overseas, placing the area among the highest for overseas birthplaces compared to similar places. This strong international character is reflected in the diverse mix of ancestries, with English, Australian, Irish and Scottish backgrounds being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.6%, followed by Australian at 21.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each making up about 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far higher proportion of people were born overseas here than in Western Australia or nationally, at 52.2%. While 46.1% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups are from England (22.5%) and South Africa (8.8%).
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 Burns Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50221/burns-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage