12.9% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ipswich - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ipswich - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Ipswich - East than in most other parts of the country. Only 12.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.9%, followed closely by Australian ancestry at 39.2%. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 12.9% of the population was born overseas, a figure that is well below the Queensland average and far below the national rate. This proportion rose slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011, with New Zealand and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Ipswich - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031287/ipswich-east/topic/ancestry-heritage