11.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Butchers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Butchers Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British roots define the local identity in Butchers Creek, where nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry. This is a community with deep ties to its colonial heritage and a much smaller presence of overseas-born residents than is typical across the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.7%, followed by Australian (29.4%) and Scottish (21.2%). Irish and Indian heritages also feature, at 12.9% and 3.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.5%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.1%.
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 Butchers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30462/butchers-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage