10.5% ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Welcome Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Welcome Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.5% of people in Welcome Creek were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with most residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, accounting for 43.0% and 42.0% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish, German and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in Queensland or Australia, where figures are 22.7% and 27.7%. About 84.3% of the population was born in Australia, followed by 3.8% from 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 Welcome Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33023/welcome-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage