16.8% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Buccan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Buccan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian heritage are the most common roots for people in Buccan, where 43.2% of residents claim English ancestry. This small community shows a strong link to these origins, while a smaller number of residents have roots in Ireland or Scotland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (43.2%) and Australian (38.6%) are the dominant ancestries. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, making up 10.4% and 9.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 16.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the Queensland rate of 22.7% and far below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Buccan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30404/buccan/topic/ancestry-heritage