13.5% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Esk · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Esk
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Esk than in most other similar areas. Only 13.5% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area much less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.1% and 41.5% of the population respectively. Other frequent backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 80.5% of residents born in Australia, the overseas-born population is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and far below the national average of 27.7%. Of those born abroad, the most common countries are England, New Zealand, the Philippines, 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 Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021278/esk/topic/ancestry-heritage