29.0% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waterford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waterford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Waterford, where 36.0% of residents claim this heritage. This is a diverse community with a high proportion of people born outside Australia, contributing to a varied mix of cultural backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 36.0% and 32.0% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (8.7%), Irish (7.2%), and German (4.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 29.0% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 65.8% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.7%.
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 Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33004/waterford/topic/ancestry-heritage