10.0% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4717, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4717, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly rooted in traditional backgrounds, postcode 4717 has far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average. Most people here identify with Australian and English heritage, creating a community with very few diverse cultural origins compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 39.8% and 32.0% of the population respectively, followed by Irish, Scottish, and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.0% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. This is a slight increase from 2011, though the area remains much less diverse than most other regions.
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 4717, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4717/4717-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage