5.5% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Georgetown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Georgetown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 5.5% of people in Georgetown were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the town overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a population that traces its roots primarily to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 46.9% and 35% of the population. Irish, German and Scottish roots are also present, though in much smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents (81.1%) were born in Australia. This is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the Australian average of 27.7%.
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 Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31111/georgetown/topic/ancestry-heritage