18.2% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Innisfail · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Innisfail
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Innisfail, where 26.4% of people claim these roots. The community has a diverse mix of heritage, with English, Italian, and Irish backgrounds also making up a large part of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 25.9%, while Italian and Irish roots are both around 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 18.2% of the population, a figure that has risen by 4 points since 2011. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314013/innisfail/topic/ancestry-heritage