24.7% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sippy Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sippy Downs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slightly higher proportion of people were born overseas in Sippy Downs than in the Queensland average. Roughly one quarter of the population was born outside Australia, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 41.6%, followed by Australian at 35.3%. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries are also prominent, making up 11.1%, 10.4%, and 5.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average and rose 1.7 percentage points since 2011. While 69.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, South Africa, and India.
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 Sippy Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316011416/sippy-downs/topic/ancestry-heritage