14.8% ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Toowoomba - Harlaxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton, where the share of people born abroad rose by 5 percentage points since 2011. While most residents were born in Australia, the area is shaped by deep roots in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.4%, followed closely by Australian at 37.5%. Other significant roots include Irish (12.7%), Scottish (10.9%) and German (9.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 14.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (78.6%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 North Toowoomba - Harlaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011454/north-toowoomba-harlaxton/topic/ancestry-heritage