29.3% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cleveland · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cleveland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Cleveland were born overseas, making it more internationally diverse than most similar areas. This mix of backgrounds shapes the local community, where a strong British and Irish heritage remains prominent across the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.2%, followed by Australian at 29.7%. Other significant groups include Irish (13%), Scottish (12.6%), and German (6.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.3% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 67.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (8.9%) and New Zealand (5.4%).
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 Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30622/cleveland/topic/ancestry-heritage