10.4% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Proserpine · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Proserpine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Proserpine, where nearly half of the population claims this heritage. This strong British and European influence shapes the community, with a small number of residents born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45% and 40.5% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 11.1% and 10.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (83.5%), followed by small numbers from New Zealand and England.
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 Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32368/proserpine/topic/ancestry-heritage