26.8% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oodgeroo · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oodgeroo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in Oodgeroo were born overseas, bringing a mix of international backgrounds to the local community. This diversity has grown significantly in recent years, while English and Australian remain the most common ancestral roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as English, followed by Australian at 32.2%, with Scottish and Irish roots also common at around 13% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 9.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.8%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 69.9% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Oodgeroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30068/oodgeroo/topic/ancestry-heritage