6.7% ▼ -66.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cecil Plains · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cecil Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.7% of people in Cecil Plains were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse than most other parts of the country. Most residents here identify with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.3%, followed by Australian at 36.6%. Irish and German roots are also present, making up 9.2% and 8.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen 13 points since 2011 to just 6.7%. This is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the Australian figure of 27.7%, with 81.1% of people 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 Cecil Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322026/cecil-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage