5.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Electra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Electra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Electra than in most similar areas. Only 5.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out for its high proportion of Australian-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population identifies as Australian (49.5%), followed by English (43.7%), Scottish (16.5%) and Irish (14.6%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The percentage of people born overseas is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 5.8%. This is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%, with 73.8% of residents born in 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 Electra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30957/electra/topic/ancestry-heritage