0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Breakaway · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Breakaway
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Zero percent of people in Breakaway were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This small area is almost entirely made up of people born in Australia, with a strong mix of English, Scottish, and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (41.7%) and English (38.0%). Scottish (12.8%), Irish (11.8%), and German (8.6%) backgrounds are also represented.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
No one in Breakaway was born overseas, which is far below the 22.7% seen in Queensland and the 27.7% across Australia. Instead, 82.9% of residents were born here in Australia.
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 Breakaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30365/breakaway/topic/ancestry-heritage