18.6% ▲ +54.6%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Currumbin · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Currumbin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Currumbin compared to most other areas, with only 18.6% of residents arriving from another country. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen by 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.7%, followed by Australian at 35.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, accounting for 13.9% and 12.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.6% of people were born overseas, which is well below the 22.7% figure for Queensland and the 27.7% national average. Most residents were born in Australia (76.3%), while England (4.4%) and New Zealand (4.3%) are the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Currumbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30024/currumbin/topic/ancestry-heritage