18.2% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Doughboy · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Doughboy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent shifts in heritage are evident in Doughboy, where English and Scottish roots remain the most common. These traditional ties define the local identity, with nearly 60% of residents claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most widespread at 59.1%, followed by Scottish ancestry at 27.3%. Other common groups like Irish or Chinese are not represented in the data.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.2% of people in Doughboy were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
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 Doughboy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30869/doughboy/topic/ancestry-heritage