6.3% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balonne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balonne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.3% of people in Balonne were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with deep ancestral roots in the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian (43.7%) or English (33.4%) ancestry. Irish, Scottish and German heritage also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the 22.7% seen across Queensland. This figure has risen slightly since 2011, with 83.3% 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 Balonne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011171/balonne/topic/ancestry-heritage