26.3% ▲ +143.4%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gaven · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gaven
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Gaven, where 41.5% of residents claim these roots. The area has seen a significant increase in its international population, with the proportion of overseas-born residents jumping 16 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 41.5% and 34% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German backgrounds also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Queensland average. While most residents were born in Australia (69.1%), New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 8%.
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 Gaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30027/gaven/topic/ancestry-heritage