18.4% —
Higher than 50% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rest of Qld · Capital City
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rest of Qld
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the middle of similar regions for overseas birthplaces, Rest of Qld has a population where 18.4% were born in another country. Most people here claim English, Australian, or Irish ancestry, reflecting a strong British colonial heritage across the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.6%, followed by Australian at 35.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 10.9% and 10.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is well below the national figure and the state average, though it rose slightly from 17.4% in 2016 to 18.4%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.4%), while New Zealand and England are the most common overseas birthplaces at 3.7% each.
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 Rest of Qld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/3RQLD/rest-of-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage