17.8% ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boreen Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boreen Point
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 Boreen Point, where nearly half the residents claim this background. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, though it has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of the people here claim English ancestry (47.4%), followed by Australian (30.6%) and Irish (21.4%) backgrounds. Other common ancestral links include Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.8% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most people were born in Australia (73.3%), with New Zealand and England being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Boreen Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30335/boreen-point/topic/ancestry-heritage