9.8% → 0.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Inverness · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Inverness
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Inverness, shared by 48.3% of residents. This heritage, along with a strong English connection, forms the basis of the local identity. The area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here claim Australian ancestry, followed closely by English at 44.6%. Irish, Scottish, and German heritages also feature in the community, with Irish being the third most common at 12.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 22.7% seen in Queensland and the 27.7% national figure. Most of the population was born in Australia, while England, New Zealand, and the Philippines are the most frequent birthplaces for those from abroad.
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 Inverness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31404/inverness/topic/ancestry-heritage