20.2% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balmoral Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balmoral Ridge
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 Balmoral Ridge, where 40.4% of people claim this background. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, though about a fifth of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 40.4% and 30.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common, representing 15.2% and 14.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Balmoral Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30133/balmoral-ridge/topic/ancestry-heritage