11.6% ▼ -65.8%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ipswich West · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ipswich West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A 22 percentage point drop in overseas births since 2011 marks a major shift in the makeup of Ipswich West. This area is now far more likely to be born in Australia than most other parts of the country. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 41% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, while Scottish, Irish and German roots are also common, each making up around 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 Ipswich West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30038/ipswich-west/topic/ancestry-heritage