23.9% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Noosa · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Noosa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 4 percentage points fewer people were born overseas in Noosa than across Australia. This area is shaped by deep roots in the British Isles, with a huge majority of residents claiming English, Australian, Irish or Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 46.3%, followed by Australian (32.2%), Irish (13.8%) and Scottish (13.5%). German ancestry is also present for 6.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.9% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average but well below the national figure. This has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (70.5%), with England (7.7%) and New Zealand (4.0%) being the most common other 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 Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30066/noosa/topic/ancestry-heritage