9.0% —
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Warwick · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Warwick
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Warwick than in most similar areas, with only 9% of the population arriving from another country. This local profile is heavily shaped by a strong British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian ancestries both accounting for around 42% of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each making up about 42% of the population, followed by Irish at 13.7% and Scottish at 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 9% born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland rate of 22.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2016, with 84% of residents born in 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 Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313010/warwick/topic/ancestry-heritage