10.5% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alva Beach · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alva Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady level of overseas-born residents marks Alva Beach, where just 10.5% of people were born in another country. The area remains dominated by traditional roots, with more than half of residents claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.9%, followed by Australian at 25.1% and Irish at 18.7%. Scottish and German roots are also present in 11.1% and 8.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011. While 74.3% of residents were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.1%.
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 Alva Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322003/alva-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage