22.3% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Airlie Beach - Cannonvale · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Airlie Beach - Cannonvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Airlie Beach - Cannonvale, where 41.8% of people claim this heritage. The area is largely Australian-born, though a growing number of residents have moved here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English roots, 32.3% of residents identify as Australian, while Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries are also common, making up 10.6%, 9.9% and 5.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents now make up 22.3% of the population, a figure that has risen 4.9 percentage points since 2011. While this is among the highest for similar areas, it is still well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Airlie Beach - Cannonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313001/airlie-beach-cannonvale/topic/ancestry-heritage