14.2% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandy Point · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandy Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common roots in Sandy Point, where 40.9% of people claim English descent. While the area is predominantly Australian-born, there has been a small increase in the proportion of residents born overseas in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 40.9%, followed by Australian (33.5%), Irish (16.5%), and Scottish (13.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 14.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 5.9%.
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 Sandy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222081/sandy-point/topic/ancestry-heritage