7.6% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4606, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 4606, where 43% of people claim this background. This area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a very small proportion of residents moving here from overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English heritage are the most frequent, making up 43% and 39.1% of the population. German, Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each claimed by about 10% of residents.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland and national figures. This low proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, and 82.7% of the population were born in Australia.
7.6% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4606, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4606/4606-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage