26.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Golden Fleece · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of people in Golden Fleece were born overseas, which is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas. This creates a diverse mix of backgrounds, though the majority of the community still traces their roots back to British and Australian origins.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 71.1%, followed by English (22.2%), Scottish (11.1%), and Irish (8.9%) roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure well above the Queensland average of 22.7% and a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Most of these residents were born in Australia (84.4%) or England (6.7%).
26.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Golden Fleece [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31180/golden-fleece/topic/ancestry-heritage