27.4% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4205, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of the people in postcode 4205 were born in another country, creating a diverse local mix. This international background is seen in the wide range of heritages, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.4%, followed by Australian at 29.7%. Other significant family roots include Scottish (9.9%), Irish (9.5%), and German (5.7%) backgrounds.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%, while the most common birthplaces are Australia (65.5%), New Zealand (7.6%), and England (6.0%).
27.4% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4205, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4205/4205-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage