30.1% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Runaway Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Runaway Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than most similar areas, Runaway Bay is a place of diverse origins. Roughly 30.1% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots for those living here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 44.4% and Australian at 28.6%. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 11.3% and 11.0% respectively, with German ancestry at 5.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most areas and a little above the national average of 27.7%. While 64.8% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.0%.
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 Runaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32490/runaway-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage