18.4% —
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional than in most similar areas. While 18.4% of the population grew up abroad, this is still well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 38.1% and 35.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 12% and 10.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 1.1 percentage points since 2016 to reach 18.4%. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with 76.7% of residents born in 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16490/queanbeyan-palerang-regional/topic/ancestry-heritage