15.9% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glass House Mountains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glass House Mountains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Glass House Mountains, shared by 45.5% of the population. The area is predominantly Australian-born and has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.5% and 38.4% of residents. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, representing 11.8% and 11.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this is well below the Queensland average, the proportion of overseas-born residents did rise by 1.0 percentage point since 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 Glass House Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061441/glass-house-mountains/topic/ancestry-heritage