5.7% ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Proston · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Proston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates Proston from the national figure for overseas births. Most residents here were born in Australia, and the area's roots are predominantly English and Australian.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.6% and 40.9% of the population. Other notable groups include German, Scottish, and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and much lower than most areas. This number has fallen 10 points since 2011, with 79.4% of residents now 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 Proston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322099/proston/topic/ancestry-heritage