25.6% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Clayfield · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Clayfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in four people in Clayfield were born overseas, making the area slightly more diverse than the Queensland average. The community is shaped by a strong British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian being the most common ancestral backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.9%, followed by Australian at 30.1%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.9% and 12.5% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.6%. This figure is a little above the Queensland average of 22.7%, though it remains a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Clayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30019/clayfield/topic/ancestry-heritage