21.7% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ipswich · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ipswich
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Ipswich were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the city's international makeup has grown over the last decade. This blend of local and global roots defines the community's identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (36.4%) and Australian (34.6%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Scottish, Irish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 3.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.7%. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though it is well below the national average 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 Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33960/ipswich/topic/ancestry-heritage