42.0% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4101, 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 background in postcode 4101, where 26.7% of people claim these roots. This area is far more diverse than most of the country, with a very high proportion of residents born overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, Chinese, Irish, and Scottish are the five most common ancestries. English roots are the most frequent at 26.7%, while 13.5% of people identify as Chinese.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A striking 42.0% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and rose 5.0 percentage points since 2011. While over half were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.7%.
42.0% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4101, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4101/4101-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage