7.5% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Purga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Purga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and European roots define the identity of Purga, where 84.5% of residents claim Australian or English ancestry. This heritage is mirrored in the local birthplace data, as the vast majority of the population was born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 39.9% and 44.6% of the population respectively. Other significant roots include Irish, German and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Purga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32374/purga/topic/ancestry-heritage