24.1% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yeerongpilly · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yeerongpilly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of people were born overseas in Yeerongpilly compared to most similar areas. While 24.1% of the population grew up abroad, the community remains strongly rooted in traditional backgrounds, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.4%, followed by Australian at 32.2%. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage also make up significant parts of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one in four residents was born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 22.7% but well below the national average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (73.4%), followed by England, New Zealand, India, and Vietnam.
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 Yeerongpilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33215/yeerongpilly/topic/ancestry-heritage