25.8% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eagleby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eagleby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents have moved to Eagleby, with the share of people born abroad rising to 25.8%. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the area is more diverse than the Queensland average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 36.5%, followed by Australian at 31.3%. Other notable groups include Irish and Scottish ancestries, both at 7.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a quarter of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 1.6 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the Queensland average, though it sits a little below the national figure. New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.6%.
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 Eagleby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311021307/eagleby/topic/ancestry-heritage