27.2% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Petrie · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Petrie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of people in Petrie were born overseas, a figure well above the Queensland average. While the community mirrors the national trend for overseas births, the local population is predominantly of English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.7%, followed by Australian at 32.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, each accounting for around 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.2% of residents were born overseas, up 3.5 percentage points since 2011. While this is well above the Queensland figure, it is about the same as the national average, with New Zealand, England, and India being the most common birth countries outside Australia.
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 Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED326/petrie/topic/ancestry-heritage