24.5% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chelmer - Graceville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chelmer - Graceville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increase of 5.2 percentage points in the overseas-born population since 2011 marks a shift in the makeup of Chelmer - Graceville. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, nearly one quarter of residents now come from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.5%, followed by Australian at 33.9% and Irish at 15.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.5% of people were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure but well below the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (73.4%), followed by England (5.2%) and New Zealand (2.4%).
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 Chelmer - Graceville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031092/chelmer-graceville/topic/ancestry-heritage