13.0% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wide Bay · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wide Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Wide Bay compared to the rest of the country. Only 13% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the Queensland and national figures. This highlights a population with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.2%, followed closely by those identifying as Australian at 39.5%. Other common ancestral backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 79.7% of people were born in Australia, the share of overseas-born residents rose slightly to 13% since 2011. This remains far below the national figure of 27.7%, with England and New Zealand being the most frequent birthplaces outside 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 Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/319/wide-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage