11.4% ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wilsonton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wilsonton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Wilsonton compared to the rest of the country. Only 11.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area notably less diverse in birthplace than most of Queensland and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.5% and 39.6% of the population respectively. Irish, German, and Scottish heritage also feature prominently, each accounting for about 10% to 12% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 83.8% of people born in Australia, the 11.4% born overseas is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Among those born abroad, England is the most common origin at 1.8%, followed by the Philippines and New Zealand at 1.5% each.
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 Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33087/wilsonton/topic/ancestry-heritage