20.7% —
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunshine Coast · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine Coast
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in the Sunshine Coast than in most similar areas, though this figure is still well below the national average. While 20.7% of residents were born abroad, the region remains predominantly defined by traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.6%, followed by Australian at 35.5%. Irish (12.5%), Scottish (12.3%), and German (6.6%) backgrounds are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose slightly from 19.6% in 2016. While this is higher than many similar areas, it is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the Australian average.
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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36720/sunshine-coast/topic/ancestry-heritage