11.4% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
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Ancestry & Birthplace in Not in any Significant Urban Area
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Qld) than in the rest of the state. Just 11.4% of the population was born abroad, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This highlights a population with very strong ties to Australia and the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 37% of the population. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish (10.3%), Scottish (9.7%), and German (7.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The number of people born overseas has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 11.4%. This is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%, with most residents born in Australia (78.3%) or England (2.6%).
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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/ancestry-heritage