24.3% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Redcliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Redcliffe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates have barely changed in Redcliffe since 2011, with 24.3% of residents born abroad. The area remains predominantly of English and Australian descent, though it has a slightly higher proportion of overseas-born residents than the Queensland average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 45.0%, followed by Australian at 32.5%, with Irish and Scottish roots also featuring strongly.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 69.2% were born in Australia, 24.3% were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure but well below the national average. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England and New Zealand.
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 Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051379/redcliffe/topic/ancestry-heritage