35.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hope Island · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hope Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Hope Island were born overseas, a figure that ranks among the highest for similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, with English, Australian, Scottish and Irish backgrounds being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 43.2%, followed by Australian at 25.9% and Scottish at 10.8%. Irish and Chinese ancestries also make up a notable part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 58.7% were born in Australia, many others come from England, New Zealand, South Africa and China.
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 Hope Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31356/hope-island/topic/ancestry-heritage