25.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Castaways Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Castaways Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little over a quarter of people in Castaways Beach were born overseas, which is slightly more than the Queensland figure. This creates a diverse mix of backgrounds, though British and Australian roots remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 47.4%, followed by Australian at 36.3%. Other common roots include Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While 73.9% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, South Africa and China.
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 Castaways Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30558/castaways-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage