29.2% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Griffith · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Griffith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A significantly higher proportion of people in Griffith were born overseas compared to the Queensland average. While 29.2% of the population grew up in another country, this is 6.5 percentage points above the state figure. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a diverse range of ancestral ties, with English and Australian being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.9%, followed by Australian at 28.5%. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries also make up a significant part of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of residents were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the national figure and well above the Queensland average, with the most common birthplaces being Australia, England, New Zealand, China, and India.
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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED313/griffith/topic/ancestry-heritage