10.7% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Torbanlea · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Torbanlea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Torbanlea than in the rest of the state, with only 10.7% coming from abroad. This creates a local profile that is much more Australian-born than typical Queensland or Australian communities.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 40.9% and Australian at 40.2%. Other notable groups include Scottish (10.7%), Irish (10.0%), and German (6.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 78% of residents born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, while those born in England (3.3%) and New Zealand (2.6%) are the most common overseas groups.
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 Torbanlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322125/torbanlea/topic/ancestry-heritage