27.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4211, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas born residents have made up about 27% of the population in postcode 4211 since 2011, showing a very steady trend. While this is about the same as the national figure, it is well above the Queensland average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.5%, followed by Australian at 33.5%. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries also make up significant shares of the local population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 27.1% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are New Zealand at 8% and England at 4.9%.
27.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4211, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4211/4211-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage