11.5% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4743, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slight increase in overseas arrivals has seen the share of people born abroad in postcode 4743 rise to 11.5% since 2011. This remains a very traditional area where the vast majority of residents have deep roots in Australia, England, and Ireland.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common, accounting for 34.4% and 33.8% of the population respectively, followed by Irish at 10.6%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (66%), while the next most common birthplaces are New Zealand and South Africa.
11.5% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4743, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4743/4743-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage