15.7% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burrum Town · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burrum Town
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common heritage in Burrum Town, where over half the people claim English ancestry. This local identity is reflected in the birthplace data, as the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 50.8%, followed by Australian at 32.5% and Scottish at 13.7%. Irish and German heritage are also common, at 11.7% and 8.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.2%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Burrum Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30457/burrum-town/topic/ancestry-heritage