26.8% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Queanbeyan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Queanbeyan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Queanbeyan than in most similar areas, with 26.8% of residents arriving from another country. This diverse mix has grown over the last decade and is now about the same as the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 31.6% and English at 30.9%, followed by Irish, Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas births rose 3.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.8%. While this is a little below the New South Wales figure, the most common birthplaces outside Australia are India, Nepal, the Philippines and England.
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 Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021009/queanbeyan/topic/ancestry-heritage