4.8% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4490, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4490, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 4.8% of people in postcode 4490 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the least overseas-born regions of its kind. Most residents have strong ties to the British Isles and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 39.5% and 32.6% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has barely changed since 2011, remaining far below the Queensland and national figures. About 86.9% of residents were born in Australia, with New Zealand and England being the most common other birthplaces.
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 4490, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4490/4490-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage