27.7% —
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population in Brighton was born overseas, rising to 27.7% in the latest census. While most residents claim British or Australian roots, the area's international makeup is now about the same as the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 36.2%, followed by Australian (27.5%), Irish (13.7%), Scottish (11.2%) and Italian (6.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 1.4 points since 2016 to 27.7%, which is higher than most areas. While 68.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (5.4%), China (2.6%), New Zealand (1.8%) and South Africa (1.2%).
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 Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21106/brighton/topic/ancestry-heritage