22.5% ▲ —
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karragarra Island · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Karragarra Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A sudden rise in overseas births defines Karragarra Island, where 22.5% of people were born abroad. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when no one in the area was born overseas. Most residents trace their roots to the British Isles, with over half claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.4%, followed by Australian (24.6%), Scottish (14.2%), Irish (11.3%), and German (10.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 65.4% of residents were born in Australia, those born overseas now make up 22.5% of the population. This figure is about the same as the Queensland average but 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 Karragarra Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322066/karragarra-island/topic/ancestry-heritage