37.3% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4068, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of the population in postcode 4068 was born overseas, a figure that has risen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area much more diverse than most other parts of Australia. People from China and India are among the most common overseas birthplaces here.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.7%, followed by Australian at 25.5% and Irish at 12.6%. Chinese and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for about 12% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 37.3%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and well above the Australian average of 27.7%. While 60.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, India, England, and New Zealand.
37.3% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4068, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4068/4068-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage