24.4% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Redcliffe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Redcliffe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of people in Redcliffe were born overseas, making it more diverse than most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area is a little more multicultural than the Queensland average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 45.2%, followed by Australian at 32.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 13.2% and 12.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.4% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure. However, this is well below the national average of 27.7%, with England and New Zealand being the top birthplaces after 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 Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32406/redcliffe/topic/ancestry-heritage