20.0% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Samford Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Samford Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates have barely changed since 2011 in Samford Valley, where 20% of people were born in another country. This mix of backgrounds is well below the national figure, with a strong majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 48.1%, followed by Australian at 36.5% and Irish at 14.9%. Scottish and German ancestries also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20% of people were born overseas, which is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the Australian average. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.6%.
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 Samford Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011387/samford-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage