15.1% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tablelands (East) - Kuranda · Sub-region (SA3)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for the 15.1% of people born overseas in Tablelands (East) - Kuranda. This area has a very high proportion of residents born in Australia compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 35.9%, followed closely by Australian at 34.6%. Other common roots include Irish at 11.4%, Scottish at 9.8%, and Italian at 7.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 74.2% of the population born in Australia.
15.1% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Tablelands (East) - Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30605/tablelands-kuranda/topic/ancestry-heritage