Yarrabah · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarrabah

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Birthplace and ancestry patterns in Yarrabah have remained almost identical since 2011. It is an area where almost everyone was born in Australia, with only 0.2% of people born overseas.

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📍 Yarrabah, Urban Centre

Where Yarrabah sits — People born overseas

0.2%
  • 0.0%–1.1%: 32 areas
  • 1.1%–2.1%: 33 areas
  • 2.1%–3.2%: 39 areas
  • 3.2%–4.3%: 44 areas
  • 4.3%–5.4%: 72 areas
  • 5.4%–6.4%: 112 areas
  • 6.4%–7.5%: 164 areas
  • 7.5%–8.6%: 123 areas
  • 8.6%–9.6%: 124 areas
  • 9.6%–10.7%: 155 areas
  • 10.7%–11.8%: 143 areas
  • 11.8%–12.9%: 125 areas
  • 12.9%–13.9%: 113 areas
  • 13.9%–15.0%: 114 areas
  • 15.0%–16.1%: 83 areas
  • 16.1%–17.1%: 79 areas
  • 17.1%–18.2%: 57 areas
  • 18.2%–19.3%: 49 areas
  • 19.3%–20.4%: 43 areas
  • 20.4%–21.4%: 27 areas
  • 21.4%–22.5%: 18 areas
  • 22.5%–23.6%: 19 areas
  • 23.6%–24.6%: 14 areas
  • 24.6%–25.7%: 6 areas
  • 25.7%–26.8%: 2 areas
  • 26.8%–27.9%: 7 areas
  • 27.9%–28.9%: 10 areas
  • 28.9%–30.0%: 23 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrabah — lower than 99% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Yarrabah0.2%
4871, QLD 9.3%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries reported are Australian at 1.3%, English at 0.9%, and Irish at 0.7%.

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In Yarrabah, the largest group is Australian at 33%, followed by English (24%) and Irish (18%).

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 0.2% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2016. Australia is the birthplace for 98.1% of the population.

0.2%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.2%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Yarrabah, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315108/yarrabah/topic/ancestry-heritage