8.6% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Keppel Sands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Keppel Sands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Keppel Sands, where nearly 45% of residents claim these roots. The area has a very strong connection to British and Australian origins, with a small proportion of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 44.7% and 41.7% of residents. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature in the community's makeup.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.2%), followed by 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 Keppel Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31514/keppel-sands/topic/ancestry-heritage