14.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kiamba · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Kiamba compared to the national figure. While 14.7% of residents were born outside Australia, the area remains predominantly rooted in British and Irish heritage.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.3%, followed by Australian at 31.4% and Irish at 19.9%. Scottish and German roots are also represented in the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Queensland and national figures. Most people here were born in Australia (68.6%), with England and New Zealand as the next most common birthplaces.
14.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kiamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31522/kiamba/topic/ancestry-heritage