37.1% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4006, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4006, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in 4006, where 32.5% of residents claim this heritage. This area is notably multicultural, with over a third of the population born overseas, a figure that has grown steadily over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish ancestries are the most frequent, making up a combined 66.8% of the population. Chinese ancestry is also common here at 5.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than a third of people in 4006 were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose by 6 percentage points since 2011, with New Zealand, England, India and China as the most common birthplaces outside 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 4006, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4006/4006-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage