9.2% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4612, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4612, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.2% of people in postcode 4612 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a heritage rooted deeply in British and Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.0%, followed closely by Australian at 38.4%. Scottish, Irish and German roots also feature prominently in the local family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most other areas, sitting far below the Queensland and national figures. This has barely changed over the last decade, with the rate moving from 9.4% in 2011 to 9.2% in 2021.
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 4612, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4612/4612-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage