22.8% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4159, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4159, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in postcode 4159, with English roots accounting for 43.9% of the population. The area is mostly made up of people born in Australia, though it has a higher share of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 43.9% and 36.0% respectively. Other frequent roots include Irish (12.5%), Scottish (11.8%), and German (6.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most areas and rose 1.2 percentage points since 2011. While this is about the same as the Queensland average, it is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 4159, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4159/4159-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage