12.2% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forrest Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forrest Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Forrest Beach compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 12.2% of residents were born abroad, which is much lower than the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most people here identify with English, Australian, or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.8%, followed by Australian at 33.6% and Irish at 13.6%. Italian and Scottish roots are also notable, making up 13.0% and 11.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 78.4% of people in Forrest Beach were born in Australia. This explains why the 12.2% of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 4.2%.
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 Forrest Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31072/forrest-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage