9.9% ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Weipa · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Weipa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Weipa, where 35.8% of people identify with this group. Most residents were born in Australia, and the community has a much lower proportion of overseas-born people than the rest of the state or nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, English ancestry is the next most common at 30.3%. Irish, Scottish and German heritage also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, with most overseas residents coming from New Zealand, England and the Philippines.
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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315098/weipa/topic/ancestry-heritage