5.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Island Plantation · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Island Plantation
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.8% of people in Island Plantation were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much more likely to be Australian-born than most other places. Most residents identify with European roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 52.3%, followed by Australian at 35.5% and German at 20.6%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. About 86.5% of residents were born in Australia, with the next most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
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 Island Plantation [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31418/island-plantation/topic/ancestry-heritage