10.9% ▲ +268.2%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Saibai Island · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Saibai Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About as many people as other similar areas were born overseas on Saibai Island, though the vast majority of the population was born in Australia. While 81.2% of residents were born here, those with overseas roots now make up 10.9% of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common listed at 2.1%, with no residents claiming Australian, Irish, Scottish or Chinese ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen significantly to 10.9% since 2011. This figure remains far below the national average of 27.7% and the Queensland figure 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 Saibai Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322102/saibai-island/topic/ancestry-heritage