4.2% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4712, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of people in postcode 4712 claim Australian ancestry. This is a very traditional area where most residents were born here, with only 4.2% born overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 51.9%, followed by English at 32.1% and Irish at 10.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and has fallen since 2011. Most of the population was born in Australia, accounting for 87.4% of residents.
4.2% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4712, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4712/4712-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage