36.0% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Biggera Waters · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Biggera Waters
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Biggera Waters were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the local mix is far more international than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 36%, followed by Australian at 24.6%. Irish (9.3%), Scottish (9.2%), and Chinese (5.7%) ancestries also make up significant parts of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A striking 36% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and well above the Australian average. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are New Zealand (7.7%), England (4.8%), China (3.1%), and India (1.2%).
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 Biggera Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30249/biggera-waters/topic/ancestry-heritage