7.7% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4678, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4678, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 4678 compared to the rest of the country. Just 7.7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is 20 percentage points below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other Australian regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.4% and 42.8% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Irish at 10.3% and Scottish at 9.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011. This is far below the Queensland rate of 22.7%, with 83.0% of the local population born in Australia.
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 4678, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4678/4678-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage