4.7% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bouldercombe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bouldercombe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few residents in Bouldercombe have moved from overseas in recent years, keeping the area's profile quite traditional. Only 4.7% of people were born in another country, a figure that is far below the national average. This stability is reflected in a population with deep roots in Australia and the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.4% and 40.1% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the Australian average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.8%), with small numbers arriving from New Zealand and England.
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 Bouldercombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30339/bouldercombe/topic/ancestry-heritage