17.2% ▲ +93.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Daintree · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Daintree
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Daintree claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. This reflects a population where the vast majority were born in Australia, with only 17.2% born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common here at 40.9%, followed by Scottish (12.9%), German (9.7%) and Irish (8.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 86% of residents were born in Australia, the 17.2% born overseas is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30786/daintree/topic/ancestry-heritage