9.5% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
O'Connell · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in O'Connell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in O'Connell, where 40.6% of people claim this background. The community has strong ties to the British Isles, with many residents also tracing their roots back to England, Ireland, and Scotland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common at 36.1%, while Irish and Scottish roots are both held by 10.0% of residents. German ancestry follows at 4.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (70.9%), with the next most common birthplaces being New Zealand and England.
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 O'Connell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32203/o-connell/topic/ancestry-heritage