9.9% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Weipa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Weipa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Weipa than in most similar areas. Only 9.9% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Australian at 35.8% and English at 30.3%, followed by Irish, Scottish and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (77.8%), while the 9.9% born overseas is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011 and the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, England and the Philippines.
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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011403/weipa/topic/ancestry-heritage