13.1% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kalkie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kalkie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 13.1% of people in Kalkie were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes it a community with very strong ties to Australia and the United Kingdom, as seen in the dominant English and Australian ancestral roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by Australian and English roots, each claimed by around 42% of residents. Scottish, Irish, and German heritage are also common, with each representing about 9% to 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and far below the Australian average. Most people here were born in Australia (82.9%), followed by small numbers from England, India, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Kalkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31474/kalkie/topic/ancestry-heritage