4.2% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4478, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4478, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A tiny 4.2% of people in postcode 4478 were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the least diverse for birthplaces across the region, with a population that is overwhelmingly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
More than half of residents claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 40.6%, Scottish at 12.8%, and Irish at 11.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is among the lowest for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (87.8%), with small numbers from England, India, and New Zealand.
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 4478, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4478/4478-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage