15.5% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hermit Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hermit Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped the makeup of Hermit Park since 2011. While 15.5% of the population was born abroad, the area remains predominantly Australian in its roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 37.3%, followed by Australian at 33.3% and Irish at 12.5%. Scottish and German roots are also common, making up 11.2% and 6.1% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 15.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and far below the national average of 27.7%, with 76.1% of residents born in Australia.
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 Hermit Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31323/hermit-park/topic/ancestry-heritage