Flying Fish Point · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Flying Fish Point

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Flying Fish Point is around the middle of similar areas for its share of overseas-born residents, with 12.2% of people born outside Australia. The community is predominantly of English, Australian, and Scottish descent.

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📍 Flying Fish Point, Urban Centre

Where Flying Fish Point sits — People born overseas

12.2% ▲ +55.4%
  • 0.0%–1.1%: 32 areas
  • 1.1%–2.1%: 33 areas
  • 2.1%–3.2%: 39 areas
  • 3.2%–4.3%: 44 areas
  • 4.3%–5.4%: 72 areas
  • 5.4%–6.4%: 112 areas
  • 6.4%–7.5%: 164 areas
  • 7.5%–8.6%: 123 areas
  • 8.6%–9.6%: 124 areas
  • 9.6%–10.7%: 155 areas
  • 10.7%–11.8%: 143 areas
  • 11.8%–12.9%: 125 areas
  • 12.9%–13.9%: 113 areas
  • 13.9%–15.0%: 114 areas
  • 15.0%–16.1%: 83 areas
  • 16.1%–17.1%: 79 areas
  • 17.1%–18.2%: 57 areas
  • 18.2%–19.3%: 49 areas
  • 19.3%–20.4%: 43 areas
  • 20.4%–21.4%: 27 areas
  • 21.4%–22.5%: 18 areas
  • 22.5%–23.6%: 19 areas
  • 23.6%–24.6%: 14 areas
  • 24.6%–25.7%: 6 areas
  • 25.7%–26.8%: 2 areas
  • 26.8%–27.9%: 7 areas
  • 27.9%–28.9%: 10 areas
  • 28.9%–30.0%: 23 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Flying Fish Point — higher than 59% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Flying Fish Point12.2%
4860, QLD 16.3%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 39.7%, followed by Australian at 30.4% and Scottish at 10.9%.

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In Flying Fish Point, the largest group is English at 36%, followed by Australian (27%) and Scottish (10%).

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Far fewer people were born overseas here than in Queensland or across Australia, though the figure rose 4.3 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (82.8%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 3.0%.

12.2% ▲ +55.4%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Flying Fish Point, Australia is the majority at 92%; England is next at 3%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Flying Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322045/flying-fish-point/topic/ancestry-heritage