5.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sexton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sexton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.3% of people in Sexton were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 46.5%, followed by Australian at 32.6% and Scottish at 13.4%. Irish and German ancestries both account for 4.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure by 17 points and the national figure by 22 points. About 77.5% of people were born in Australia, while 3.2% were born in New Zealand.
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 Sexton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32543/sexton/topic/ancestry-heritage