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Shell Pocket · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Shell Pocket

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A strong majority of people in Shell Pocket were born in Australia, making it far less diverse in birthplace than the rest of the state. While 74.7% were born here, the community's roots are varied, with English and Italian ancestries being the most common.

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📍 Shell Pocket, Suburb / Locality

Where Shell Pocket sits — People born overseas

9.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Shell Pocket — lower than 58% of areas.

Shell Pocket9.6%
4855, QLD 10.0%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most frequent at 43.4%, followed by Australian at 21.7%. Other common roots include Italian (15.7%), Irish (14.5%), and Scottish (8.4%).

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In Shell Pocket, the largest group is English at 40%, followed by Australian (20%) and Italian (14%).

English 43.4% Australian 21.7% Italian 15.7% Irish 14.5% Scottish 8.4% German 4.8%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 9.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Queensland (22.7%) and national (27.7%) rates.

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9.6% —

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Shell Pocket, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 74.7%

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 Shell Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32551/shell-pocket/topic/ancestry-heritage