5.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kalapa · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few residents were born outside Australia in Kalapa, where 67% of people were born here. Most people in the area trace their roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 43.3%, followed by Australian at 28.9%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also common, making up a combined 18.6% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England and South Africa, each at 4.1%.
5.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kalapa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31470/kalapa/topic/ancestry-heritage