31.8% ▲ +85.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kilcoy · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kilcoy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 31% of people in Kilcoy were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This high level of international birth reflects a significant shift in the town's makeup, as the proportion of overseas-born residents rose by 15 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 31.5% and 28.5%, while Filipino ancestry is also very prominent at 22.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 31.8% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas and much higher than the 22.7% seen across Queensland. Alongside Australia, the Philippines is a major birthplace here at 21.9%.
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 Kilcoy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315046/kilcoy/topic/ancestry-heritage