23.2% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Petrie Terrace · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Petrie Terrace
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Petrie Terrace than in most similar areas, with 23.2% of the population arriving from abroad. While this is about the same as the Queensland average, it is well below the national figure. The community is shaped largely by those with English, Australian, Irish and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 35.4%, followed by Australian at 28.7%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, making up 17.5% and 15.6% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 70.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand and China.
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 Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32304/petrie-terrace/topic/ancestry-heritage