5.6% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barcaldine · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barcaldine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people in Barcaldine were born overseas, a trend that has stayed steady over the last decade. While most residents were born in Australia, those with overseas roots mostly trace their family lines back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.9% and 42.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for 10.5% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland rate of 22.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 81.6% of the population, followed by New Zealand at 1.2%.
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 Barcaldine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30153/barcaldine/topic/ancestry-heritage