24.0% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Booroobin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Booroobin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one quarter of people in Booroobin were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This mix of backgrounds creates a community where English, Australian, and Scottish ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 45.7%, followed by Australian at 32.6% and Scottish at 17.8%. Irish and German roots are also common, accounting for 10.9% and 6.6% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24% of residents were born overseas, a figure a little above the Queensland average. While 71.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 5% and New Zealand at 4.3%.
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 Booroobin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30330/booroobin/topic/ancestry-heritage