27.1% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forde · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forde
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Forde sees 27.1% of its residents born overseas. This mix of backgrounds is led by strong English and Australian roots, with a population that has become slightly more international over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.1%, followed by Australian at 32.7%. Other significant groups include Scottish, Irish and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 1.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 27.1%. This is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and about the same as the national average, with New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplace at 8.1%.
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 Forde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED312/forde/topic/ancestry-heritage