25.5% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Queanbeyan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Queanbeyan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of global backgrounds defines daily life in Queanbeyan, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. English, Australian and Irish heritages are the most common, though recent arrivals from Asia have added new layers to the community's identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 32.1% and 31.6% of residents respectively. Irish (11.8%), Scottish (9.3%) and German (4.5%) roots also feature strongly.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 27.7% and well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with India (3.9%) and Nepal (2.7%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13304/queanbeyan/topic/ancestry-heritage