13.5% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boompa · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boompa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Boompa, where over half the population claims these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, while far fewer people were born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the residents in Boompa claim English ancestry, followed by Australian (29.2%), Scottish (21.3%), and Irish (19.1%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. Most people were born in Australia (75.3%), with New Zealand as the next most common birthplace at 3.4%.
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 Boompa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30320/boompa/topic/ancestry-heritage