12.4% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Ipswich · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Ipswich
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as similar areas, East Ipswich is a place where most residents were born in Australia. While ancestral roots are diverse, a strong majority of the population identifies as English or Australian.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.3%, followed by Australian at 36.8%. Other significant groups include Irish at 13.2%, Scottish at 12.1%, and German at 9.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.5%), with smaller numbers from New Zealand, England, the Philippines and South Africa.
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 East Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30928/east-ipswich/topic/ancestry-heritage