19.2% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hendra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Hendra, with 41.5% of residents claiming those roots. The area is mostly made up of people born in Australia, and the proportion of overseas-born residents has remained steady for a decade.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside the 41.5% with English roots, 32.6% of people identify as Australian and 18.2% as Irish. Scottish and Italian ancestries are also present, at 13.4% and 5.8% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.2% of people were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7% and lower than the Queensland average. This has barely changed since 2011, with 77.7% of the population born in Australia.
19.2% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Hendra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031125/hendra/topic/ancestry-heritage