29.5% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ryan · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ryan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Ryan were born overseas, making it a more diverse place than most similar areas. This global mix is reflected in the community's heritage, where English and Australian ancestries are most common, followed by Irish, Scottish, and Chinese roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.1%, followed by Australian (31.3%), Irish (14.5%), Scottish (12.5%), and Chinese (6.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that has risen 2.5 points since 2011. This is well above the Queensland rate of 22.7% and a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Ryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED328/ryan/topic/ancestry-heritage