3.5% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broxburn · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broxburn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Broxburn compared to the rest of the state or country. Only 3.5% of residents were born outside Australia, leaving the vast majority of the community with deep roots in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 40.9% and 40.0% of the population. Scottish, German, and Irish roots are also prominent throughout the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. Reflecting this, 89.6% of the people living here were born 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 Broxburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30396/broxburn/topic/ancestry-heritage