8.7% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Walkervale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Walkervale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Walkervale, making up 44.9% of the local population. This community is far less diverse in its origins than the rest of the state and country, with a very high proportion of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, English ancestry is nearly as common at 43.2%. Irish and Scottish heritages both account for about 10% of residents, while German ancestry is found in 8.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.7% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Queensland and national averages. Most residents were born in Australia (84.8%), with small numbers hailing from England, New Zealand, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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 Walkervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32960/walkervale/topic/ancestry-heritage