19.1% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pumicestone · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pumicestone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Pumicestone as of the 2021 census, with the share falling to 19.1%. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country. The community is predominantly of English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.1%, followed by Australian at 37.0%. Other significant ancestral roots include Irish (11.6%), Scottish (11.4%), and German (6.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 19.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well below the Queensland average and the national figure. This is a decrease from 2011, while the most common birthplaces are Australia (75.8%), England (6.2%), and New Zealand (4.4%).
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 Pumicestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30070/pumicestone/topic/ancestry-heritage