11.8% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Keppel · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Keppel
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Keppel compared to most other areas. This is a predominantly Australian-born community where a strong sense of British and Irish heritage remains common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 40.7% and English at 40.3%. Irish, Scottish, and German backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland (22.7%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 11.4%.
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 Keppel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30041/keppel/topic/ancestry-heritage