24.0% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balmoral · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balmoral
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of people were born overseas in Balmoral than in most similar areas, though this is still well below the national figure. Nearly a quarter of the population arrived from another country, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.1%, followed by Australian at 32.6% and Irish at 16.9%. Scottish and German ancestries also feature in the mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 24.0% of the population, which is a little above the Queensland figure. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the 27.7% national average.
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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30132/balmoral/topic/ancestry-heritage