19.8% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Antigua · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Antigua
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in where people come from has seen the overseas-born population in Antigua reach 19.8%. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here trace their roots back to the UK and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 37.3%. Scottish, German, and Irish backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local family history.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in five people were born overseas, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 9.5%.
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 Antigua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30067/antigua/topic/ancestry-heritage