30.1% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bonner · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bonner
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of global backgrounds shapes daily life in Bonner, where 30.1% of residents were born overseas. This is well above the Queensland figure and reflects a growing trend of international migration to the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.9%, followed by Australian at 29.5%, while Irish, Scottish, and Chinese backgrounds also make up a significant part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011, reaching 30.1%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. While 66.7% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include New Zealand, England, China and India.
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 Bonner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED302/bonner/topic/ancestry-heritage