26.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Watalgan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Watalgan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of Watalgan residents were born overseas, which is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas. The community is largely defined by British and Irish roots, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the people in Watalgan claim English ancestry, followed by Australian at 31.6%. Irish and Scottish ancestries are also common, each representing 10.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.3% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 73.7% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 13.2%.
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 Watalgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33002/watalgan/topic/ancestry-heritage