15.1% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Agnes Water · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Agnes Water
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Agnes Water, where nearly 40% of people claim this background. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places, its overall diversity is far below the national level.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
About 39.8% of residents identify as English and 37% as Australian. Other common ancestries include Irish and Scottish, both at 9.9%, followed by German at 7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 15.1% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (69.8%), followed by New Zealand at 4% and England at 3.7%.
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 Agnes Water [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30014/agnes-water/topic/ancestry-heritage