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Brunswick Heads · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Brunswick Heads

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

English ancestry is the most common root for those in Brunswick Heads, where 44.8% of people claim this heritage. While mostly born in Australia, the area is seeing more international arrivals, with the overseas-born population rising significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Brunswick Heads, Urban Centre

Where Brunswick Heads sits — People born overseas

16.9% ▲ +155.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Brunswick Heads — higher than 83% of areas.

Brunswick Heads16.9%
2483, NSW 17.6%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English, Australian, and Irish are the most frequent ancestries, with 44.8%, 33.6%, and 18% of residents claiming these roots respectively.

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In Brunswick Heads, the largest group is English at 37%, followed by Australian (28%) and Irish (15%).

English 44.8% Australian 33.6% Irish 18.0% Scottish 11.9% German 5.9% Italian 3.8% Dutch 1.1% Indian 0.8% Greek 0.8% Chinese 0.5%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

About 16.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but far below the state and national figures. This proportion rose 10 percentage points since 2011, with England and New Zealand being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.

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16.9% ▲ +155.6%

Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Brunswick Heads, Australia is the majority at 90%; England is next at 5%.

Australia 75.4% England 4.5% New Zealand 2.3% Italy 0.7% South Africa 0.6% China 0.5% Philippines 0.2%

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 Brunswick Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115029/brunswick-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage