23.0% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Queenstown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Queenstown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people from around the world now call Queenstown home compared to a decade ago. While the typical resident was born in Australia, nearly one in four people here were born overseas, reflecting a diverse mix of backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People in Queenstown most often identify as Australian or English, with about 33% for each. Other common ancestries include Irish, Italian and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is well below the national figure of 27.7% and a little below the South Australian rate of 24.1%, with the most common birthplaces being Australia, England, China and India.
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 Queenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41232/queenstown/topic/ancestry-heritage