5.0% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elphinstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A vast majority of people in Elphinstone were born in Australia, creating a community with very few overseas arrivals. Only 5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area identify with Australian (53.3%) or English (45.0%) ancestry, with a smaller group claiming Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 5% compared to 22.7% for Queensland. Australia is the primary birthplace for 85% of the population, followed by England at 10%.
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 Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30972/elphinstone/topic/ancestry-heritage