10.4% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burdekin · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burdekin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Burdekin compared to the rest of the state and country. While 10.4% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with British and Irish roots, though Italian ancestry is also common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 37.2% and 34.4% of the population. Irish (9.5%), Scottish (9.4%), and Italian (6.8%) ancestries also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people in Burdekin were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the 22.7% seen across Queensland, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia (74.7%).
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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30011/burdekin/topic/ancestry-heritage