4.8% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4711, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A tiny 4.8% share of overseas-born residents marks postcode 4711 as having a much lower proportion of migrants than the rest of the state or nation. Most people here have deep roots in the British Isles, with nearly half the population claiming Australian ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common at 47.8% and 42.8%, followed by Scottish (11.1%) and Irish (10.7%) roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.8% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Queensland rate of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has also fallen slightly since 2011.
4.8% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4711, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4711/4711-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage