11.3% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Ipswich · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Ipswich
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 the 39.8% of people in West Ipswich. The area is predominantly Australian-born and has a strong heritage linked to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly 40% of residents claim English ancestry, followed closely by Australian at 38.3%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, each accounting for about 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland (22.7%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia, with New Zealand and England being the next most common birthplaces.
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 West Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33037/west-ipswich/topic/ancestry-heritage