28.5% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Noosa Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Noosa Heads
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
International backgrounds bring a global feel to Noosa Heads, where 28.5% of residents were born overseas. This diversity is most visible in the community's family histories, with English, Australian, Scottish, and Irish ancestries making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.2%, followed by Australian at 25.9%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.2% and 14.7% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 29% of people here were born overseas, a figure that rose 2.2 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%, though it is about the same as the national average.
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 Noosa Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051434/noosa-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage