22.9% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whitfield - Edge Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for those in Whitfield - Edge Hill, where 39.1% of people claim this background. This heritage, along with Australian and Irish roots, forms the core of the local identity in an area where nearly 23% of residents were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most prominent, making up 39.1% and 30.7% of the population. Irish (13.9%), Scottish (11.4%) and German (6.3%) backgrounds are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the national 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, with most residents born in Australia (71.5%), followed by England, New Zealand, the Philippines and India.
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 Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage