16.2% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Booral - River Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Booral - River Heads
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in the overseas-born population has seen 16.2% of Booral - River Heads residents born outside Australia. This is far below the national figure, reflecting a community with very strong traditional ties to English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area is predominantly English and Australian, with 47.2% and 38.9% of people claiming these ancestries. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, each accounting for about 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.2% of people were born overseas, which is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average. While this number rose 1.7 percentage points since 2011, the vast majority of residents are born in Australia.
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 Booral - River Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041516/booral-river-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage