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Eton · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Eton

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Local roots run deep in Eton (L), where almost 91% of residents were born in Australia. This creates a community with very few overseas arrivals compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Eton, Urban Centre

Where Eton sits — People born overseas

4.1% ▼ -49.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Eton — lower than 91% of areas.

Eton4.1%
4741, QLD 7.1%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Most people here claim Australian ancestry (54.7%) or English ancestry (41.6%), with smaller numbers tracing their roots back to Ireland, Scotland and Germany.

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In Eton, the largest group is Australian at 43%, followed by English (32%) and Irish (7%).

Australian 54.7% English 41.6% Irish 9.1% Scottish 8.4% German 8.1% Italian 2.7% Dutch 2.4% Filipino 1.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 4.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen by 4 percentage points since 2011. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are the Philippines and England.

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4.1% ▼ -49.8%

Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Eton, Australia is the majority at 97%; Philippines is next at 2%.

Australia 90.5% Philippines 1.7% England 1.0%

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 Eton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322042/eton/topic/ancestry-heritage