3.0% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Irongate · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge gap exists between Irongate and the rest of the country, with only 3% of people born overseas. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, making it one of the least diverse areas in the region.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian (57.8%) or English (46.7%) ancestry, followed by Irish at 13.3% and German at 8.1%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia, accounting for 93.3% of the community.
3.0% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Irongate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31409/irongate/topic/ancestry-heritage