17.3% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gladstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gladstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gladstone than in the rest of the country, with only 17.3% of residents born abroad. This is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average. Most locals identify with English, Australian, or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 38.5%, followed by Australian at 34.8% and Irish at 9.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell by 2.8 percentage points since 2016 to 17.3%. This is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%, with most residents born in Australia (72.3%) or New Zealand (3.2%).
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051534/gladstone/topic/ancestry-heritage