24.2% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lilley · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lilley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A smaller share of people were born overseas in Lilley compared to the national average, though this figure has grown over the last decade. English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, with about 70% of residents claiming one of these two backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.0%, followed by Australian at 33.0%. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries also feature, making up 14.0%, 11.2%, and 5.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.2% of people were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 22.7% but well below the Australian average of 27.7%. This proportion rose 2.5 percentage points since 2011, with most residents born in Australia (72.1%), New Zealand (3.6%), or England (3.1%).
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 Lilley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED319/lilley/topic/ancestry-heritage