CensusAtlas

Boyne Island - Tannum Sands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Boyne Island - Tannum Sands

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

The proportion of people born overseas in Boyne Island - Tannum Sands has fallen over the last five years. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, with 42.5% and 41% of residents claiming those roots respectively.

Open map →
📍 Boyne Island - Tannum Sands, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Boyne Island - Tannum Sands sits — People born overseas

14.5% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Boyne Island - Tannum Sands — lower than 70% of areas.

Boyne Island - Tannum Sands14.5%
4680, QLD 13.6%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries dominate the local profile, followed by Scottish at 11.5%, Irish at 10.7%, and German at 7.0%.

Ancestry

View on map →

Boyne Island - Tannum Sands splits fairly evenly between English (36%) and Australian (35%), with Scottish at 10%.

English 42.5% Australian 41.0% Scottish 11.5% Irish 10.7% German 7.0% Italian 2.1% Dutch 2.0% Chinese 0.6% Filipino 0.6% Indian 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 14.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Australian national average and fell slightly since 2016. Most residents were born in Australia (80.4%), while New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%.

People born overseas

View on map →

14.5% —

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

View on map →

In Boyne Island - Tannum Sands, Australia is the majority at 89%; New Zealand is next at 5%.

Australia 80.4% New Zealand 4.3% England 2.9% South Africa 2.1% Philippines 0.4% India 0.1% China 0.1% Vietnam 0.0%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Boyne Island - Tannum Sands

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Boyne Island - Tannum Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051531/boyne-island-tannum-sands/topic/ancestry-heritage