26.5% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Queanbeyan East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Queanbeyan East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher than most similar areas, 26.5% of people in Queanbeyan East were born overseas. This international mix is reflected in a diverse range of ancestries and birthplaces, with a strong presence of people from India.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 33.2% and 32.1%. Irish (10.8%), Scottish (8.7%), and Indian (4.8%) ancestries also make up significant shares of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 68.7% of residents were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7% for overseas-born residents.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13305/queanbeyan-east/topic/ancestry-heritage