15.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Abington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Abington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Abington compared to the rest of the country, with only 15% arriving from abroad. This gap is stark, as the figure is far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents here claim heritage from the British Isles and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 58.3%, followed by Australian at 28.3% and Scottish at 15.0%. German and Irish ancestries also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15.0% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia (65.0%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 5.0%.
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 Abington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30006/abington/topic/ancestry-heritage