24.6% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scarborough · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scarborough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Scarborough, where 45.7% of residents claim these roots. The area is a mix of long-term locals and those born abroad, with nearly a quarter of the population coming from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with English roots, 33.1% of people identify as Australian, followed by Irish (15.8%) and Scottish (13.3%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.6% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is a little above the Queensland figure, it is well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32524/scarborough/topic/ancestry-heritage