11.2% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Biggenden · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Biggenden
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11.2% of people in Biggenden were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the town very homogenous, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia and most claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, accounting for 42.6% and 37.1% of residents respectively. Irish, German, and Scottish roots follow as the next most frequent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas residents make up 11.2% of the population, a figure far below both Queensland and Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (76.8%), with England and New Zealand as the most common overseas 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 Biggenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30248/biggenden/topic/ancestry-heritage