13.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tin Can Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tin Can Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller share of people were born overseas in Tin Can Bay compared to the rest of the country. While 13.5% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most locals identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 47%, followed by Australian at 36.8%. Scottish, Irish, and German heritages also make up a significant part of the local identity.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, although it remains well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.7%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Tin Can Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32826/tin-can-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage