11.9% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Laidley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Laidley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 12% of residents in Laidley were born overseas, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a community with deep roots, where the vast majority of people trace their heritage back to Australia, England, and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up about 40% of the population. Irish, German, and Scottish heritages also feature strongly, with each group representing between 9% and 11% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Very few people here were born overseas compared to the rest of the country, with the 11.9% figure sitting far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India.
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 Laidley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31606/laidley/topic/ancestry-heritage