7.4% ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Texas · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Texas
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Texas (L) than in most similar areas. Only 7.4% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents have local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 44% and English at 39.7%, followed by Irish, Scottish, and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is a significant drop from 15.5% in 2011, with 85.1% of people now 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 Texas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321101/texas/topic/ancestry-heritage