5.1% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Helens Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Helens Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines St Helens Beach, where 80.6% of residents were born in Australia. This is far below the national figure for overseas births, creating a community with deep ties to the region and its history.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people identify as Australian (44.6%) or English (32.6%), with Irish, Scottish and German heritage also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are England and 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 St Helens Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32642/st-helens-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage