9.3% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broadwater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.3% of people in Broadwater were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country. The vast majority of residents share a strong ancestral link to the British Isles and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 47% and 40.8% of residents respectively. Other common roots include Irish, Scottish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 82.2% of people born in Australia, this area has a far lower proportion of overseas-born residents than Queensland or the rest of the country. For those born abroad, England is the most frequent place of birth at 4.7%.
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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30383/broadwater/topic/ancestry-heritage