28.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wonbah · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Wonbah than in most similar areas. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the ancestry data, where English and Australian roots are the most common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41%, followed by Australian at 34.6%. German, Irish, and Scottish backgrounds each make up between 14% and 17% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.2% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This matches the national average almost exactly, with 14.1% of people born in England.
28.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Wonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33116/wonbah/topic/ancestry-heritage