10.4% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Avoca
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the identity of Avoca, where 86.7% of residents claim one of these two ancestral backgrounds. This strong connection to British and colonial heritage defines the local community's family history.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common at 44.2% and 42.5%, followed by Scottish, Irish and German backgrounds. These groups make up the vast majority of the population's heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people in Avoca were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.4%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30107/avoca/topic/ancestry-heritage