13.9% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burnett · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burnett
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people born overseas live in Burnett than in most other parts of the country, creating a community where local roots run deep. The typical resident shares a strong connection to British and Australian heritage, with 82.6% claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 43% and 39.6% of the population. Other significant ancestral ties include Scottish (11%), Irish (10.6%) and German (8.4%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born people rose 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
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 Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30013/burnett/topic/ancestry-heritage