19.1% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Stafford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Stafford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Stafford than in most similar areas, though this figure is still well below the state and national rates. British and Irish roots are very strong here, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.8%, followed by Australian at 33.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.2% and 11.2% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.1% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 22.7% figure for Queensland and the 27.7% national average, with 75.2% of the population born in Australia.
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 Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32649/stafford/topic/ancestry-heritage