6.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wyreema · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyreema
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Steady ancestral roots define Wyreema, where a small proportion of overseas-born residents has remained a consistent feature. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with about 91% of the population born here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41% and 48.5% of the population respectively. Other frequent roots include German, Irish, and Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Queensland and much lower than most other areas. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from New Zealand and England.
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 Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33190/wyreema/topic/ancestry-heritage