23.5% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4170, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4170, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in postcode 4170 than in most similar areas. While the typical resident identifies with English or Australian roots, the proportion of overseas-born residents has grown to 23.5% since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.9%, followed by Australian at 32.4% and Irish at 15.6%. Scottish and German roots also feature in the top five.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one quarter of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and rose 2.3 percentage points since 2011. This figure is about the same as the Queensland average, though it sits 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 4170, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4170/4170-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage