12.5% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Kolan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Kolan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English roots are the most common backgrounds in South Kolan, with each representing about 41% of the area. This creates a strong link to British Isles heritage, which dominates the local ancestry profile.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are nearly equal at 41.5% and 41.2% respectively. Other common roots include Irish (9.6%), Scottish (9.5%), and German (7.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.4%), followed by England (2.6%) and New Zealand (0.6%).
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 South Kolan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32593/south-kolan/topic/ancestry-heritage