16.4% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Johnstone · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in North Johnstone than in most similar areas, although it still has a much lower share of overseas-born residents than the rest of the country. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots, with 58.2% claiming Australian ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 58.2%, followed by English at 26.9%, Irish at 16.4%, and Scottish at 11.9%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the most common birthplace at 82.1%, with New Zealand the next most frequent at 4.5%.
16.4% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in North Johnstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32177/north-johnstone/topic/ancestry-heritage