18.8% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beverley · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beverley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Family roots in Beverley (L) are overwhelmingly British and Irish, which shapes the local identity. While most residents were born in Australia, nearly one in five has roots from overseas, reflecting a blend of long-standing heritage and more recent arrivals.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 42.9% and 40.5% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also significant at 10.8% and 9.8%, while Filipino ancestry accounts for 2.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.8% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 2.4 points since 2011, with 70.3% of residents now born in Australia.
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 Beverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521003/beverley/topic/ancestry-heritage