39.7% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4008, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 4008, where 30.8% of people claim this background. The area has a very high proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the country, making it one of the most internationally diverse parts of the region.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English roots, 18.8% of residents identify as Australian and 12.6% as Irish. Scottish and German ancestries follow at 7.2% and 5.6% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 40% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and rose by 13 points since 2011. While 51.5% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 11%.
39.7% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4008, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4008/4008-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage