14.7% ▼ -44.7%
Higher than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gladstone · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gladstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 80% of people in Gladstone were born in Australia, making it a place with a strong domestic footprint. While most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, the share of people born overseas has fallen sharply over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 40.3% and 39.7% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 14.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure. This proportion has fallen 12 percentage points since 2011, with New Zealand and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3006/gladstone/topic/ancestry-heritage