10.9% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Central Queensland · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Central Queensland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.9% of people in Central Queensland were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This region is heavily shaped by its deep roots in Australia and the British Isles, with over 80% of the population born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 41.1% and 38.8% of residents respectively. Irish, Scottish and German roots follow, making up a combined 27% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure and the national average. This has barely changed since 2011, when the figure sat at 10.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Central Queensland
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Central Queensland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/308/central-queensland/topic/ancestry-heritage