12.6% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Halifax · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Halifax
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Halifax than in the rest of Queensland or Australia. While 12.6% of residents were born abroad, the community has strong ties to European roots, particularly English and Italian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 43.1%, followed by Australian at 30.5% and Italian at 20.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present in about 10% and 8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and fell by 3.6 points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (83.6%), with England and Italy as the most common overseas 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 Halifax [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322055/halifax/topic/ancestry-heritage