13.0% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goldsborough · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goldsborough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and Irish heritage shape daily life in Goldsborough, where nearly 60% of people claim Australian or English ancestry. The community is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with only 13% of residents arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 43% and 39.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 10.2% and 9.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.6%), followed by England at 3.3%.
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 Goldsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31182/goldsborough/topic/ancestry-heritage