11.8% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wurdong Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wurdong Heights
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 people in Wurdong Heights, where 47.3% of residents claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a very small proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by German at 10.5%, Scottish at 9.7%, and Irish at 8.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland rate of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Wurdong Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33176/wurdong-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage