37.8% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Booragoon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Booragoon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of people were born overseas in Booragoon than in the rest of Australia. About 38% of the population grew up outside Australia, which is well above the state average and far above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.3%, followed by Australian at 26.2% and Chinese at 15.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 37.8% of the population, a figure that rose 1.2 points since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, with 59.4% born in Australia and others arriving from England, China, South Africa, and India.
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 Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041178/booragoon/topic/ancestry-heritage