23.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balmoral · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balmoral
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Balmoral, where 41.6% of people claim these roots. This is a predominantly Australian-born community, though a growing number of residents are moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage leads the group at 41.6%, followed by Australian at 32.9% and Irish at 17.1%. Other common ancestries include Scottish at 12.4% and German at 6.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and rose slightly since 2011. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, with 72.8% of the population born in Australia.
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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305021113/balmoral/topic/ancestry-heritage