9.3% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Croftby · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Croftby
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 Croftby compared to the rest of the country. Most residents here have deep roots in Australia, with a strong leaning towards English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 54.3%, followed by Australian at 31.8%. Other notable backgrounds include German, Irish, and Scottish, each around 14% to 15.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. About 80.6% of residents were born in Australia, while 3.9% were born in England.
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 Croftby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30752/croftby/topic/ancestry-heritage