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Northern Peninsula Area · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Northern Peninsula Area

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Local roots run deep in the Northern Peninsula Area, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. Only 2.4% of the population was born overseas, making this one of the most locally-born areas in the region.

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📍 Northern Peninsula Area, Council (LGA)

Where Northern Peninsula Area sits — People born overseas

2.4% ▲ +332.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Northern Peninsula Area — lower than 99% of areas.

Northern Peninsula Area2.4%
Rest of Qld 18.4%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries reported are English at 5.2% and Australian at 5.1%, followed by Irish at 1.4% and Scottish at 1.0%.

Ancestry

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Northern Peninsula Area splits fairly evenly between English (35%) and Australian (35%), with Irish at 10%.

English 5.2% Australian 5.1% Irish 1.4% Scottish 1.0% Italian 0.6% German 0.5% Chinese 0.3% Filipino 0.3% Dutch 0.2% Greek 0.1%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Very few residents were born overseas, at just 2.4%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This number has risen slightly since 2011, when only 0.6% of people were born outside Australia.

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2.4% ▲ +332.2%

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Northern Peninsula Area, Australia is the majority at 99%; New Zealand is next at 1%.

Australia 87.2% New Zealand 0.8% England 0.2%

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 Northern Peninsula Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35780/northern-peninsula-area/topic/ancestry-heritage