7.8% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Torres · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Torres
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost no change has occurred in where residents were born since 2011, with Torres remaining a place where the vast majority are born in Australia. Only 7.8% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Australian at 15.8% and English at 11.5%, followed by Irish and Scottish at 4.0% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 7.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below both Queensland and Australia and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (84.9%), while New Zealand (1.5%) and England (1.0%) are the most common other birthplaces.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011401/torres/topic/ancestry-heritage