22.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cannonvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cannonvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in Cannonvale than in most similar areas. While 22% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 41.3%, followed by Australian at 33.1%. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22% of people were born overseas, which is about the same as the Queensland average. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, the Philippines and South Africa.
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 Cannonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30521/cannonvale/topic/ancestry-heritage