10.8% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Walloon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Walloon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of people in Walloon claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. This reflects a population with deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most prevalent, accounting for 46.2% and 42.7% of residents respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage are also common, each representing about 10% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (84.2%), with small numbers arriving from New Zealand and England.
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 Walloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32968/walloon/topic/ancestry-heritage