31.4% ▲ +99.8%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broadwater · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broadwater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one third of people in Broadwater were born overseas, making it a much more diverse place than the rest of the state. This international mix has grown rapidly, with the overseas-born population jumping from 15.7% to 31.4% since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 43.6%, followed by Australian at 28.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, each making up about 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 31.4%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 62.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (7.4%) and New Zealand (7.2%).
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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30006/broadwater/topic/ancestry-heritage