0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jaffa · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Zero people in Jaffa were born overseas, making it far more home-grown than most Australian areas. This tiny community is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong ancestral connection to English and Australian roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (65.7%) or Australian (48.6%) ancestry, followed by German at 25.7%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also present, both at 8.6%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The percentage of people born overseas is 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This is much lower than most other areas, with 91.4% of the population born in Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Jaffa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31425/jaffa/topic/ancestry-heritage