13.7% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Palms · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Palms
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in The Palms, with the proportion rising to 13.7% since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim English (44.6%) or Australian (42.1%) ancestry, followed by Irish, Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.7% of people were born overseas, which is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.5%), with England (3.9%) and New Zealand (2.8%) as the most common other birthplaces.
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 The Palms [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321103/the-palms/topic/ancestry-heritage