12.0% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gheerulla · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gheerulla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of Gheerulla residents claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common background in the area. The community has deep roots in the UK and Ireland, with a total of 61.2% of people tracing their heritage to English, Scottish, or Irish ancestors.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most frequent at 46.4%, followed by English at 36.1%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, accounting for 12.7% and 12.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.0% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (77.3%), while New Zealand and England are the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Gheerulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31114/gheerulla/topic/ancestry-heritage