12.9% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Derrymore · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Derrymore
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Derrymore claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community has deep roots in the British Isles, with many residents also tracing their family lines back to England and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most frequent at 50.6%, followed by English (28.2%) and Irish (17.6%). Other common ancestral groups include Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below the Queensland rate of 22.7%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (84.7%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 5.9%.
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 Derrymore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30832/derrymore/topic/ancestry-heritage