8.1% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rathdowney · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rathdowney
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong British and Australian heritage shapes daily life in Rathdowney, where English and Australian ancestries are most common. This local identity is reflected in the low number of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, each held by about 41% of residents, followed by Irish roots at 19.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. The vast majority of the population was born in 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 Rathdowney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32394/rathdowney/topic/ancestry-heritage