6.1% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cecil Plains · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cecil Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Cecil Plains, where 42.4% of residents claim these roots. This heritage, along with a strong Australian identity, shapes a community with very few overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 42.4% and 39.2% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 11.6%, German at 11.1%, and Scottish at 7.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state figure of 22.7%. Most people were born in Australia (84.2%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.1%.
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 Cecil Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30566/cecil-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage