7.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Haldon · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in West Haldon than in most other parts of the country. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents share a similar background, with 71.4% born in Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 41.3%, followed by Australian at 33.3% and Irish at 23.8%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%.
7.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in West Haldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33036/west-haldon/topic/ancestry-heritage