15.4% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Craignish · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Craignish
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common root for those in Craignish, where nearly half the population claims this ancestry. The area has a strong connection to British and Australian roots, with a smaller number of residents born overseas compared to the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here claim English ancestry, while 37.6% identify as Australian. Scottish (12.7%), Irish (10.9%), and German (7.6%) roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the 27.7% national figure and well below the Queensland rate of 22.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Craignish
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Craignish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30742/craignish/topic/ancestry-heritage