12.1% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Delan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Delan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Delan compared to the rest of the state, with only 12.1% of the population arriving from abroad. This is much lower than the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Australian at 41.2% and English at 36.5%, followed by Scottish, Irish and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Three quarters of the population were born in Australia, while New Zealand and England are the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Delan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30828/delan/topic/ancestry-heritage