23.2% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Caloundra West - Baringa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 23% of people in Caloundra West - Baringa were born overseas, a figure that has remained steady with the state average. The area is shaped by deep ties to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 44.1%, followed by Australian at 37.3%. Scottish (10.1%), Irish (9.9%), and German (5.2%) also make up significant shares of the local population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 73.6% of residents were born in Australia, 23.2% were born overseas, which is about the same as the Queensland figure but well below the national average. The most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand and England, each at 5.6%.
23.2% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Caloundra West - Baringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021580/caloundra-west-baringa/topic/ancestry-heritage