17.7% ▲ +168.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Palmerston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Cultural backgrounds in East Palmerston have remained steady since 2011, with English and Australian ancestries continuing to dominate. Most residents were born in Australia, though the area has a slightly higher share of overseas-born people than many similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.1%, followed closely by Australian at 32.3%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature, making up 11.8%, 9.5% and 6.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. The vast majority of residents, 74.1%, were born in Australia, with New Zealand being the next most common birthplace at 1.8%.
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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30931/east-palmerston/topic/ancestry-heritage