12.5% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Araluen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Araluen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Araluen than in the rest of the country, with only 12.5% of residents arriving from abroad. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, reflecting a community with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.3% and 38.2% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Irish, German, and Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A large majority of residents were born in Australia (84.9%), which helps explain why the 12.5% overseas birth rate is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. For those born outside Australia, England is the most frequent birthplace 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 Araluen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30071/araluen/topic/ancestry-heritage