7.8% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Banana · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Banana
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Banana than in most other Australian areas, with only 7.8% of the population born abroad. This makes the region much more Australian-born than the rest of the state or the nation. Most residents trace their roots back to British and European origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 42.9% and 36.1% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 8.7% each, followed by German ancestry at 7.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, while 78.8% of the population was 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 Banana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30370/banana/topic/ancestry-heritage