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Northern Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Northern Peninsula

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

English ancestry is the most common background in Northern Peninsula, though it accounts for just 5.2% of the population. This area has an exceptionally high proportion of people born in Australia compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Northern Peninsula, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Northern Peninsula sits — People born overseas

2.4% ▲ +332.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Northern Peninsula — lower than 99% of areas.

Northern Peninsula2.4%
4876, QLD 2.7%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, at 5.2% and 5.1% respectively, followed by Irish at 1.4% and Scottish at 1.0%.

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Northern Peninsula splits fairly evenly between English (35%) and Australian (35%), with Irish at 10%.

English 5.2% Australian 5.1% Irish 1.4% Scottish 1.0% Italian 0.6% German 0.5% Chinese 0.3% Filipino 0.3% Dutch 0.2% Greek 0.1%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 2.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this remains among the lowest rates for similar areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.9 percentage points since 2011.

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2.4% ▲ +332.2%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Northern Peninsula, Australia is the majority at 99%; New Zealand is next at 1%.

Australia 87.2% New Zealand 0.8% England 0.2%

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 Northern Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011399/northern-peninsula/topic/ancestry-heritage