24.7% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pelican Waters · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pelican Waters
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people were born overseas in Pelican Waters than in most similar areas. While 24.7% of residents were born abroad, the community remains predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.9%, followed by Australian at 33.8%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (12.6%), Irish (12.5%), and German (6.3%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.7% of people were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 22.7% but well below the national 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (71.7%), with England (9.1%) and New Zealand (4.8%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Pelican Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32294/pelican-waters/topic/ancestry-heritage