7.2% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boston · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong sense of local roots defines Boston (L), where over 82% of residents were born in Australia. This creates a community with deep ties to the land and very few recent international arrivals compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.2%, followed by Australian at 38.2% and Scottish at 14.6%. German and Irish roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011 and is much lower than most similar areas.
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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422010/boston/topic/ancestry-heritage