6.9% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paluma · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Paluma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Local roots remain the dominant story for Paluma, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. The area's ancestral profile is heavily skewed toward British and Irish origins, reflecting a long-standing pattern of settlement.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.1%, followed by Australian at 35.6%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also prominent, making up 19.5%, 13.8%, and 11.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This means the proportion of overseas-born residents is lower than in most other areas, with 81.6% born in Australia.
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 Paluma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32267/paluma/topic/ancestry-heritage