17.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Currumbin Waters · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Currumbin Waters
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Currumbin Waters than in the wider state or nation. While 17.5% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The area remains strongly tied to traditional roots, with the vast majority of people claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.3%, followed by Australian at 38.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 13.6% and 12.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (78.5%), meaning the overseas-born population is well below the Queensland figure. For those born abroad, England (4.6%) and New Zealand (4.3%) are the most common origins.
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 Currumbin Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30776/currumbin-waters/topic/ancestry-heritage