23.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Haughton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Haughton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost a quarter of people in Upper Haughton were born overseas, making it a much more international area than most similar places. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the ancestry data, where English and Italian roots are equally common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Italian ancestry are the most frequent at 38.2% each, followed by Irish (23.5%) and Scottish (20.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the Queensland figure, it is well below the national average. South Africa is a notable birthplace for 14.7% of the population.
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 Upper Haughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32910/upper-haughton/topic/ancestry-heritage