6.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Walkerston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Walkerston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small number of overseas-born residents define the makeup of Walkerston, where only 6.2% of people were born outside Australia. This is far below the national figure, reflecting a population with deep roots in Australia and the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common, making up 41.1% and 39.4% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature strongly in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from New Zealand, England, South Africa and the Philippines.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Walkerston
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Walkerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32959/walkerston/topic/ancestry-heritage