6.1% ▲ +182.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jericho · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jericho
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small number of overseas-born residents live in Jericho, with only 6.1% born outside Australia. This is far below the national figure and reflects a population with deep roots in the region. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here identify as Australian, while 39.7% claim English ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.8%), with small numbers from 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 Jericho [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31438/jericho/topic/ancestry-heritage