17.2% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra compared to most other areas. While 79.7% of the population was born in Australia, the area has seen a small increase in international arrivals over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 39.2% and English at 35.7%, followed by Irish at 12.2% and Scottish at 10.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. This proportion rose slightly by 1.3 percentage points since 2011, with the most common overseas birthplaces being England, New Zealand, and India.
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 West - Jerrabomberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021012/queanbeyan-west-jerrabomberra/topic/ancestry-heritage