18.8% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Petrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Petrie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 80% of people in Petrie were born in Australia, making it far less diverse in birthplace than the national average. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the area has seen very little change in its proportion of overseas-born residents over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.7%, followed closely by Australian at 39.6%. Other notable roots include Irish (12.8%), Scottish (11.7%), and German (7.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 18.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 27.7% and barely changed since 2011. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are New Zealand and England, both at 4.8%.
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 Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031393/petrie/topic/ancestry-heritage