11.1% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarraman · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarraman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in the overseas-born population has occurred in Yarraman, where 11.1% of people were born outside Australia. The area remains predominantly rooted in British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 45.4% and 40.7% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 1.0 percentage points since 2011 to 11.1%, though this is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 Yarraman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321114/yarraman/topic/ancestry-heritage