14.8% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gladstone · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gladstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people in Gladstone were born overseas compared to most similar areas, though this remains far below the national figure. While the overseas-born population rose to 14.8% since 2011, the area is still predominantly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 40.1% and English at 38.9%, followed by Irish (9.7%), Scottish (9.5%) and German (6.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.8% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and far below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (79.1%), with the next most common birthplaces being New Zealand, the Philippines, England 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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL312002/gladstone/topic/ancestry-heritage