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Ancestry & Birthplace in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay

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

More people were born overseas in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay in 2021 than in 2011. While 15.6% of residents were born abroad, the area remains predominantly Australian and British in its heritage.

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Where Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay sits — People born overseas

15.6% ▲ +16.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay — higher than 78% of areas.

Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay15.6%
3922, VIC 18.1%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Heritage here is largely Anglo-Celtic, with 40.6% of people claiming Australian ancestry and 37.7% claiming English roots.

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Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay splits fairly evenly between Australian (34%) and English (32%), with Irish at 11%.

Australian 40.6% English 37.7% Irish 13.5% Scottish 10.7% Italian 5.1% German 4.6% Dutch 3.6% Greek 1.1% Chinese 0.6% Vietnamese 0.6%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The share of people born overseas rose 2.2 percentage points since 2011 to 15.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being far below the Victorian figure of 30%.

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15.6% ▲ +16.5%

Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.

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

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In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay, Australia is the majority at 92%; England is next at 6%.

Australia 76.1% England 4.6% New Zealand 0.9% Philippines 0.5% Italy 0.4% Vietnam 0.3% South Africa 0.3%

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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221069/surf-beach-sunderland-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage