12.5% ▲ +195.3%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4494, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4494, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines daily life in postcode 4494, where nearly half the population claims Australian ancestry. While the area remains predominantly born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born residents has more than doubled in the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 44.4% and 29.4% of the population respectively. Irish (9.4%) and Scottish (6.9%) roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland (22.7%) and Australia (27.7%). However, this figure rose 8.3 percentage points since 2011, up from just 4.2%.
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 4494, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4494/4494-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage