5.7% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Lawrence · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Lawrence
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in St Lawrence compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.7% of the population was born outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.7%, followed by Australian at 39.6%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (15.5%) and Irish (8.2%) origins.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 80% of people in St Lawrence were born in Australia. This is far below the Queensland average of 22.7% for overseas-born residents, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.9%.
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 St Lawrence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32644/st-lawrence/topic/ancestry-heritage