12.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Silkwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Silkwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Australian roots shapes the heritage of Silkwood. Most residents trace their family lines back to these places, while a significant number of people also identify as having Italian ancestry. This mix creates a community where traditional local origins remain the dominant influence on daily life.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, at 33.9% and 33.4% respectively. Italian ancestry is also prominent here, accounting for 13.8% of the population, followed by Irish at 10.8% and Scottish at 7.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (80.1%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and India at 2.9% each.
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 Silkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32561/silkwood/topic/ancestry-heritage