12.0% ▲ +61.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wilsonton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wilsonton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12% of people in Wilsonton were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This means the area is much more likely to be home to people born in Australia than most other parts of the country. While this proportion has risen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011, it remains a very low rate compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 40.4% and 38.5% of the population. Irish, German, and Scottish ancestries also feature prominently, accounting for 11.8%, 11.1% and 9.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The number of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (82.5%), followed by smaller groups from England, the Philippines 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 Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011459/wilsonton/topic/ancestry-heritage