27.7% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Horseshoe Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Horseshoe Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of people in Horseshoe Bay were born overseas, a figure that sits well above the Queensland average. This international mix contributes to a community where English and Australian ancestries are the most common, alongside significant Irish and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 42.4%, followed by Australian at 36.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 13.3% and 11.0% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and 5.0 percentage points above the Queensland figure. Most people here were born in Australia (64.0%), followed by England (11.1%) and New Zealand (4.3%).
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 Horseshoe Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31362/horseshoe-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage