8.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Veresdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Veresdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Veresdale than in most similar areas, with 8.2% of residents arriving from abroad. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, though those with European roots—particularly English and Irish—make up the largest ancestry groups.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43%, followed closely by Australian at 41.3%. Irish, German, and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.5%, 12.6%, and 9.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (86.7%), with England (4.8%) and New Zealand (1.0%) as 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 Veresdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32935/veresdale/topic/ancestry-heritage