2.9% ▲ —
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wujal Wujal · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wujal Wujal
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in the proportion of overseas-born residents has occurred in Wujal Wujal since 2011. While the area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, the percentage of people born abroad has climbed from 0.0% to 2.9%. This reflects a community with very few international arrivals compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 3.3%, followed by Irish and Scottish ancestries, both at 1.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 2.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is among the lowest proportions of overseas births for similar areas, with 97.1% of the population born in Australia.
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 Wujal Wujal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37570/wujal-wujal/topic/ancestry-heritage