24.2% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Flaxton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Flaxton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the people in Flaxton were born overseas, creating a diverse community with strong ties to the UK and Europe. English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, which together make up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.9%, followed by Australian at 33.3%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 17.0% and 16.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 24.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the Queensland figure, it remains well below the national average.
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 Flaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31050/flaxton/topic/ancestry-heritage