4.5% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Banana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Banana
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Banana compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 4.5% of residents were born outside Australia, and this figure has barely changed since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Many people in the area claim Australian ancestry at 45.8%, followed by English at 37.6%, Scottish at 9.7%, and Irish at 8.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (82.5%), with smaller numbers from New Zealand and England.
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 Banana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308041528/banana/topic/ancestry-heritage