30.4% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hamilton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 30% of people in Hamilton were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure. This high level of international birthplaces creates a diverse community where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 36.3%, followed by Australian at 25.6% and Irish at 15.1%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and Chinese roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 30.4% of residents born overseas is much higher than most areas, sitting well above the Queensland rate of 22.7%. While 63.9% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England and New Zealand, both at 4.3%.
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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31289/hamilton/topic/ancestry-heritage