19.9% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alderley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alderley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common ancestries in Alderley, with 75.4% of residents claiming one or both. This reflects a strong British heritage across the area, which is echoed in the high proportion of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.8%, followed by Australian (34.6%) and Irish (17.2%). Scottish and German roots are also present, accounting for 14.3% and 6.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is well below the national average and slightly lower than the Queensland figure. This proportion rose 1.6 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (77.3%), England (3.3%) and New Zealand (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 Alderley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031120/alderley/topic/ancestry-heritage