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Fraser Island - Great Sandy Strait

Birthplace

In 2021, 13.6% of people in Fraser Island - Great Sandy Strait were born overseas, compared with 15.0% in Fraser Coast Regional Council.

Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Fraser Island - Great Sandy Strait. The mix of Country of Birth groups is also indicative of historical settlement patterns, as source countries for Australia's immigration program have varied significantly over time.

To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, Fraser Island - Great Sandy Strait's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Ancestry, Language Spoken at Home and Religion.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual birthplace groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In which country was the person born?'

Birthplace - Summary
Fraser Island - Great Sandy Strait - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Fraser Coast Regional Council %Number%Fraser Coast Regional Council %2016 to 2021
Total overseas born21613.615.018812.413.9+28
Australia1,22677.478.31,05969.977.7+167
Not stated1429.06.726717.68.4-125
Total Population1,584100.0100.01,514100.0100.0+70
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Fraser Island - Great Sandy Strait - Overseas born (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Fraser Coast Regional Council %Number%Fraser Coast Regional Council %2016 to 2021
United Kingdom654.15.5734.85.4-8
New Zealand623.93.0533.52.9+9

Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Fraser Island - Great Sandy Strait in 2021 compared to Fraser Coast Regional Council shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.

Overall, 13.6% of the population was born overseas, compared with 15.0% for Fraser Coast Regional Council.

The major difference between the countries of birth of the population in Fraser Island - Great Sandy Strait and Fraser Coast Regional Council was:

  • A smaller percentage of people born in United Kingdom (4.1% compared to 5.5%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 28 or 14.9%.

There were no major differences in Fraser Island - Great Sandy Strait between 2016 and 2021.

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