13.6% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Buxton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Buxton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Buxton than in most similar areas, although it remains far less diverse than the rest of the country. Around 13.6% of residents were born outside Australia, with English and Australian heritage being the most common ancestral backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 48.1%, followed by Australian at 34.9%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 13.6% of people were born overseas, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (73.6%), with England and New Zealand as the most common overseas 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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30463/buxton/topic/ancestry-heritage