15.7% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Gladstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Gladstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in West Gladstone in 2021 compared to previous years. This shift is part of a broader trend where the community is now more Australian-born than the state or national average. Most residents here still identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are almost equally common at 38.7% and 38.4%, while Irish, Scottish and German roots are also prominent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.7% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen slightly since 2016. Most residents were born in Australia (78.4%), with the next most common birthplaces being New Zealand, England, 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 West Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051539/west-gladstone/topic/ancestry-heritage