9.5% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Walkervale - Avenell Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Walkervale - Avenell Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Walkervale - Avenell Heights than in most similar areas. The vast majority of residents trace their roots to the British Isles, with Australian and English ancestry being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are nearly equal here at 42.4% and 41.9%, followed by Irish (9.6%), Scottish (9.2%) and German (9.1%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland rate of 22.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, with 84.1% of the population born in Australia.
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 Walkervale - Avenell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011502/walkervale-avenell-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage