12.7% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kirwan - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kirwan - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.7% of people in Kirwan - West were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This area is much more likely to be born in Australia than most other parts of the country, with a strong heritage of Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian at 39.8% and English at 38.4%. Other notable groups include Irish at 11.6% and Scottish at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Queensland figure, though it rose slightly by 0.8 percentage points since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia, with smaller groups from England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Kirwan - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021482/kirwan-west/topic/ancestry-heritage