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Palm Island · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Palm Island

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

Very few residents were born overseas in Palm Island, marking it as one of the lowest ranking areas for overseas birth in the region. While most people here were born in Australia, a small number of residents identify as Australian, English, or Irish by ancestry.

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📍 Palm Island, Council (LGA)

Where Palm Island sits — People born overseas

1.7% ▲ —

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Palm Island — lower than 99% of areas.

Palm Island1.7%
Rest of Qld 18.4%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Ancestry in the area is varied, with the most common being Australian at 5.2% and English at 4.2%, followed by small groups of Irish, Scottish, and German descent.

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In Palm Island, the largest group is Australian at 46%, followed by English (37%) and Irish (4%).

Australian 5.2% English 4.2% Irish 0.4% Scottish 0.3% German 0.3% Chinese 0.2% Italian 0.2% Indian 0.2% Greek 0.2%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 1.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This represents a small increase from 0% in 2011, with 93.9% of the population born in Australia.

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1.7% ▲ —

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

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

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In Palm Island, Australia is the majority at 99%; New Zealand is next at 0%.

Australia 93.9% New Zealand 0.2% England 0.2% Philippines 0.2%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35790/palm-island/topic/ancestry-heritage