11.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Horn Island · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Horn Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle of similar areas for overseas births, Horn Island (L) is a community where most residents were born in Australia. The area has a diverse range of ancestral roots, with the most common being Australian and English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 12.0% and 11.1% respectively, followed by Irish, German, and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 11.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that fell slightly since 2011 and is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.6%), with New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.0%.
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 Horn Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321053/horn-island/topic/ancestry-heritage