19.8% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Witta · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Witta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Witta were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is lower than the Queensland and national figures, the community maintains a strong connection to its British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.4%, followed by Australian at 33.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.4% and 14.7% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.8% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (70.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.9%.
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 Witta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33105/witta/topic/ancestry-heritage