7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hervey Range · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hervey Range
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent data shows that Hervey Range has remained a very traditional area in terms of where people come from. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with a small number of people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 46.4% and 40.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 14.9% and 13.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is lower than most areas, with 82% of the population 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 Hervey Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31325/hervey-range/topic/ancestry-heritage