10.9% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Birdsville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Birdsville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Birdsville compared to the rest of the country, with only 10.9% of the population born abroad. This is a stark contrast to the national figure, reflecting a community with deep roots in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in Birdsville claim Australian (37.3%), English (30.9%), or Scottish (12.7%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Irish and German, each at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure by 12 percentage points and the national figure by 17 points. Most residents were born in Australia (73.6%), followed by England and New Zealand at 3.6% each.
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 Birdsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30259/birdsville/topic/ancestry-heritage