18.1% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tarragindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tarragindi
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Tarragindi than in the rest of the country, with only 18.1% of residents arriving from another land. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. The area is predominantly defined by traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.7% and 37.0% of the population respectively. Irish ancestry is also significant at 16.6%, followed by Scottish at 12.4% and German at 6.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 80% of people here were born in Australia. While the share of overseas-born residents rose slightly from 16.8% in 2011 to 18.1% in 2021, this remains well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%.
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 Tarragindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041071/tarragindi/topic/ancestry-heritage