15.0% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scenic Rim · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scenic Rim
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Scenic Rim than in the rest of the country. Only 15% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a far lower share than the national figure. This creates a community where the vast majority of people have deep roots in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry here at 44.8%, followed by Australian at 38.1%. Other frequent ancestries include Irish, Scottish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15% of the population was born overseas—a figure that is higher than most similar areas—it remains well below the Queensland average. This proportion has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia, while the most common overseas birthplaces are England and New Zealand.
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 Scenic Rim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36510/scenic-rim/topic/ancestry-heritage