12.8% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Biloela · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Biloela
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.8% of people in Biloela were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average. This makes the town significantly less diverse in birthplace than most other Australian areas. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, accounting for 38.3% and 34.0% of residents respectively. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also common, making up over 22% of the population combined.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 12.8% of people were born overseas—which is higher than in some similar areas—this is well below the Queensland and Australian figures. This proportion has barely changed since 2011. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are China, the Philippines and New Zealand.
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 Biloela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314005/biloela/topic/ancestry-heritage