20.1% ▲ +45.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Middle Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Middle Ridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle for its level, Middle Ridge has a diverse mix of residents with 20.1% born overseas. This reflects a growing international community, as the share of overseas-born residents rose by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 38.4% and Australian at 33.2%, followed by Irish, Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is well below the national figure of 27.7% and a little below the Queensland rate of 22.7%. Most people were born in Australia (77.3%), with the next most common birthplaces being India, England, South Africa and New Zealand.
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 Middle Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011452/middle-ridge/topic/ancestry-heritage