7.7% ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Arcturus · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Arcturus
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.7% of people in Arcturus were born overseas, making it an area with a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than most of the country. Most people here identify with ancestral roots from Australia and England. This community is far less diverse in its birthplaces than both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 63.1% and 36.2% of the population respectively. Other notable ancestral links include Irish at 10% and German at 8.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure, sitting at 7.7% compared to 27.7% across Australia. Most of the population was born in Australia (85.4%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.3%.
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 Arcturus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30082/arcturus/topic/ancestry-heritage