11.3% ▲ +96.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Laidley · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Laidley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 11% of people in Laidley were born overseas, which is around the middle for similar areas. Most residents have deep roots in the region, with Australian and English ancestries dominating the local profile. This creates a community where the vast majority of people were born in Australia or have direct colonial ties.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, each accounting for about 41% of the population. Other notable backgrounds include German (10.9%), Irish (9.9%), and Scottish (8.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 5.5 points since 2011 to reach 11.3%. This is far below the figures for Queensland (22.7%) and Australia (27.7%), with 81% of the population 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 Laidley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315050/laidley/topic/ancestry-heritage