16.6% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4280, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4280, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 16.6% of people in postcode 4280 were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. This region is predominantly Australian-born, with an ancestral makeup rooted deeply in English and Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.2% and 39.7% of the population respectively. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish (10.4%), Irish (9.3%), and German (5.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, while 77.7% of the population was born in Australia.
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 4280, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4280/4280-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage