28.3% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carrara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carrara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 29% of people in Carrara were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Queensland average. While most residents trace their roots to English or Australian ancestry, the area is more internationally diverse than many other similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.6%, followed by Australian at 31.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 11.5% and 11.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 28.3% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Aside from those born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 7.2%, followed by England at 5.0%.
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 Carrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30550/carrara/topic/ancestry-heritage