8.1% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Binjour · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Binjour
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Binjour compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.1% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure. Most residents here share deep roots in Australia, England, and Germany.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian is the most common ancestry at 47.7%, followed by English at 27.9% and German at 24.4%. Other reported ancestries include Scottish at 12.8% and Irish at 4.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Queensland figure by 15 points and the national figure by 20 points. Nearly 90% of residents were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.7%.
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 Binjour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30257/binjour/topic/ancestry-heritage