3.3% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carstairs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carstairs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Carstairs than in the rest of the country. Only 3.3% of the population grew up outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian or English ancestry, though 33% of the population also identifies as Italian. Scottish and Irish roots are less common, making up 12.1% and 7.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 3.3%. This is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%, with 93.4% of residents 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 Carstairs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30554/carstairs/topic/ancestry-heritage