1.5% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Aurukun · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Aurukun
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge majority of people in Aurukun identify as Australian, with only a tiny fraction of the population born overseas. This reflects a community with very few international arrivals, as the typical resident was born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported are Australian at 2.2%, English at 1.5%, and Irish at 1.2%. Smaller numbers of people identify as Dutch (0.8%) or Scottish (0.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 1.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and among the lowest for similar areas. This is a small increase from 2011 when no one in the area had been born overseas.
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 Aurukun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011395/aurukun/topic/ancestry-heritage