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Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Ancestry & Birthplace in Burns Beach (North Metropolitan)

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Almost half of the people in Burns Beach were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This makes the community far more diverse in its origins than the state or national average. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots for residents here.

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📍 Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) sits — People born overseas

45.5% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) — higher than 91% of areas.

Burns Beach (North Metropolitan)45.5%
Greater Perth 36.0%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 47.1%, followed by Australian at 25.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for 10.6% of the population.

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In Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), the largest group is English at 44%, followed by Australian (23%) and Irish (10%).

English 47.1% Australian 25.3% Irish 10.6% Scottish 10.6% Italian 3.3% German 3.1% Dutch 2.2% Chinese 2.1% Indian 1.7% Filipino 1.2%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Nearly 46% of residents were born outside Australia, which is 13 percentage points higher than the Western Australian figure. While 50.6% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 18.6%.

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 (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51004/burns-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage