3.3% ▲ +782.0%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Torres Strait Island · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Torres Strait Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 91% of people in Torres Strait Island were born here, making it a place with a very strong local birth rate. It is an area where the vast majority of residents share a deep connection to their home region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported are Australian at 2.3%, English at 1.8%, and Scottish at 0.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.3% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This represents a small increase from 2011, when only 0.4% of residents were born outside 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 Torres Strait Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36960/torres-strait-island/topic/ancestry-heritage