11.2% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ravenshoe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ravenshoe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Local roots run deep in Ravenshoe, where nearly three-quarters of the population were born in Australia. This creates a community with a very strong connection to its ancestral history, particularly from the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 34.8% and 32.8% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, accounting for 11.9% and 10.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. The vast majority were born in Australia (74.6%), while England and New Zealand are the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Ravenshoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32396/ravenshoe/topic/ancestry-heritage