18.2% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Stafford Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Stafford Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Barely any change has occurred in the birthplace of residents in Stafford Heights since 2011. This is a predominantly Australian-born community, with 77.8% of people born here, and a strong heritage of English, Australian, and Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.4%, followed by Australian at 34.6% and Irish at 15.4%. Scottish and Italian roots are also notable, accounting for 11.7% and 7.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is well below the national average of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are New Zealand at 2.9% and England at 2.5%.
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 Stafford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021033/stafford-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage