9.2% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pechey · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pechey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Pechey claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common ancestral group in the area. The community has deep roots in the UK and Europe, with English and German heritage also being very common. Most residents were born in Australia, with far fewer overseas-born people than in the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are nearly equal at 45.9% and 44.9% respectively. German roots are also prominent, claimed by 25.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.7%), followed by England at 6.1%.
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 Pechey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32289/pechey/topic/ancestry-heritage