31.5% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waterford West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waterford West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 32% of people in Waterford West were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This creates a diverse local population where more than a third of residents identify with English, Australian, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.5%, followed by Australian at 27.0%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also seen in 6.8%, 6.4%, and 4.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 31.5%, the proportion of overseas-born residents is much higher than in most areas and sits 8.8 percentage points above the Queensland figure. While 57.8% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace outside Australia at 8.0%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33005/waterford-west/topic/ancestry-heritage