29.1% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ashmore · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ashmore
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Ashmore were born overseas, which is a much higher proportion than in most other similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the community's roots, where English and Australian ancestries are most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 39.4%, followed by Australian at 28.5% and Irish at 10.6%. Scottish and German roots are also noted at 10.0% and 4.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 29.1% of residents born overseas is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 62.5% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.4%.
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 Ashmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30093/ashmore/topic/ancestry-heritage