9.3% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dirranbandi · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dirranbandi
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Dirranbandi (L) compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community with a very strong local and traditional European heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 42.0% and English at 37.6%. Other notable groups include Scottish, German, and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the overseas-born population rose slightly to 9.3% since 2011, it remains far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.9%), followed by small numbers from New Zealand, England, South Africa, and the Philippines.
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 Dirranbandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322035/dirranbandi/topic/ancestry-heritage