8.4% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gladstone Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gladstone Hinterland
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 Hinterland than in most other areas. Only 8.4% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area's roots are overwhelmingly British and Irish, with 46.9% of people claiming Australian ancestry, followed by English at 40.5%, Scottish at 10.4%, and Irish at 9.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 84.1% of people born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. Those born abroad most commonly come from New Zealand, England, and South Africa.
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 Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051535/gladstone-hinterland/topic/ancestry-heritage