9.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Laidley Creek West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Laidley Creek West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Laidley Creek West than in the rest of the state or country. Only 9.8% of residents were born abroad, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much more Australian-born than typical Queensland communities.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 40.6% and Australian at 39.9%, followed by Irish, German, and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 89.5% of people here were born in Australia. Those born overseas mostly come from England, though this group makes up only 2.8% of the population.
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 Creek West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31607/laidley-creek-west/topic/ancestry-heritage