18.5% ▲ +98.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Esk · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Esk
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional British and Australian roots shape the daily life of Esk, where nearly half the population identifies as English. This strong link to these heritages is seen in the town's ancestry, while a growing number of residents are now moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.7%, followed closely by Australian at 41.0% and Scottish at 12.4%. Irish and German roots are also present, making up 11.5% and 8.5% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen 9.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is still well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the Australian total 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 Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315033/esk/topic/ancestry-heritage