10.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wamuran Basin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wamuran Basin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wamuran Basin compared to the rest of the country. Only 10.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a huge gap when compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with British and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.7% and 31.2% of the population. Scottish roots are also frequent at 17.6%, followed by German and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below both the Queensland and Australian averages. Most of the population was born in Australia, at 66.3%, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 1.5%.
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 Wamuran Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32978/wamuran-basin/topic/ancestry-heritage