8.1% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Booyal · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Booyal
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Booyal identify as Australian by ancestry. This local identity is a standout feature of the area, with a small proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 50.9%, followed by English at 33.3% and Irish at 5.3%. Other notable groups include German and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (78.2%), with smaller numbers from New Zealand, England, and India.
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 Booyal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30333/booyal/topic/ancestry-heritage