21.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Victoria Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Victoria Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong British and Irish heritage shapes the identity of Victoria Point, where nearly half of the people claim English ancestry. Most residents were born in Australia, though there is a significant presence of people from overseas who bring a variety of global backgrounds to the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.1%, followed by Australian at 36.9%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also prominent, with 12.8%, 12.0% and 6.2% of people claiming these backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.6% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Queensland rate of 22.7% and well below the national figure of 27.7%, with England and New Zealand being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Victoria Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32943/victoria-point/topic/ancestry-heritage