18.8% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Draper · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Draper
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse family roots shape daily life in Draper, where nearly one in five people were born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the area has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.9%, followed by Australian at 39.3%. Scottish, Irish and German roots also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.8% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia, with 80% of residents born here.
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 Draper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30875/draper/topic/ancestry-heritage