6.4% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burke · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burke
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very little has changed in the birthplace of Burke's residents since 2011. Only 6.4% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong ancestral link to the UK and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian is the most common ancestry at 29.8%, followed by English at 18.9%. Other common ancestral roots include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.4% of people were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is far below the Queensland and Australian rates. Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 72.3% of the population.
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 Burke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31950/burke/topic/ancestry-heritage