25.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boolboonda · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boolboonda
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the people in Boolboonda were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This reflects a diverse mix of backgrounds, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 54.5%, followed by Australian at 40.0%. Smaller groups include Chinese and German ancestries, each making up 5.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.5% of residents were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and a little below the 27.7% national average. Most people were born in Australia (74.5%), while England and New Zealand each account for 5.5%.
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 Boolboonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30318/boolboonda/topic/ancestry-heritage