5.0% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Northern Highlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Northern Highlands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots shape daily life in Northern Highlands, where 40.5% of people identify as Australian. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (40.5%) and English (36.5%), followed by Irish (11.9%) and Scottish (10.4%). German ancestry is also present at 4.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national 27.7% and the Queensland 22.7%. This proportion is among the lowest for similar areas and has fallen slightly from 5.8% in 2011.
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 Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021407/northern-highlands/topic/ancestry-heritage