9.6% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Roma · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Roma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overwhelming 80% of people in Roma were born in Australia. This makes the town far less diverse than the state or national average. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with Australian, English, Irish and Scottish heritage dominating the local family trees.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 40.3%, followed closely by English at 35.4%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, accounting for 10.8% and 9.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the 22.7% seen in Queensland and the 27.7% national average. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are the Philippines, New Zealand, England and India.
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 Roma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32464/roma/topic/ancestry-heritage