12.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
King Scrub · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in King Scrub
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in King Scrub than in the wider state or nation. Only 12.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most locals have strong ties to the British Isles, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.6%, followed closely by Australian at 41.6%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also prominent in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The typical resident was born in Australia, accounting for 80.2% of the population. Of those born overseas, the most common birthplaces are England at 5% and New Zealand at 4.4%.
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 King Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31540/king-scrub/topic/ancestry-heritage