15.5% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4306, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 4306 than in the rest of the country, with only 15.5% of residents arriving from abroad. This area is heavily rooted in British and Irish heritage. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, together making up over 80% of the population.
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 41.4% and Australian at 39.8%. Scottish, Irish, and German heritage are also prominent, each representing between 8.8% and 10.9% of residents.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. While this is a small proportion, the number of overseas-born residents has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
15.5% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4306, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4306/4306-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage