14.8% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blackstone · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blackstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 80% of people in Blackstone were born in Australia, making it a community with far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry, reflecting a strong connection to these roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 42.2% and 41.3% of the population. Other notable ancestral groups include Scottish, Irish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 14.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland and Australian figures. New Zealand is the most common birth country outside of Australia.
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 Blackstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30279/blackstone/topic/ancestry-heritage