6.3% ▲ +88.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Biddeston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Biddeston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Biddeston than in the rest of the country, with only 6.3% born abroad. This is a striking gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here have roots in Australia and the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as Australian, while 40.5% claim English ancestry. German, Irish, and Scottish roots are also common in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Biddeston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30246/biddeston/topic/ancestry-heritage