18.8% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Petrie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Petrie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common heritages in Petrie, with 44.7% and 39.6% of residents claiming these roots. While the area has a diverse mix of backgrounds, it has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most frequent, followed by Australian, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 18.8% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for both Queensland and 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 Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32303/petrie/topic/ancestry-heritage