12.3% ▼ -45.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bloomfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bloomfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Bloomfield than in most other parts of the country. Only 12.3% of the population was born outside Australia, making it much less diverse in birthplace than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 28.5%, followed by Australian at 19.7% and Irish at 14.5%. Scottish and German ancestry also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 62.7% of residents born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. England and New Zealand are the most common birthplaces for those born abroad.
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 Bloomfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30288/bloomfield/topic/ancestry-heritage