6.5% ▲ —
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boigu Island · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boigu Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Boigu Island than in the rest of the country. Only 6.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This highlight's the island's distinct demographic profile within Queensland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported here are English at 5% and Scottish at 1.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 92% of the population was born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 6.5 percentage points since 2011. This figure remains far below the Queensland average of 22.7%.
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 Boigu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322017/boigu-island/topic/ancestry-heritage