8.8% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Yarraman · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Yarraman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of colonial heritage defines Upper Yarraman, where over half the people claim Australian ancestry. Very few residents were born outside Australia, making this a community with deep local roots and a small overseas population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 53.8%, followed by English at 28.7%, Irish at 17.5%, Scottish at 11.3%, and German at 8.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (88.8%), with England (5.0%) and New Zealand (3.8%) being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Upper Yarraman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32921/upper-yarraman/topic/ancestry-heritage