9.0% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4746, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4746, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few people born overseas live in postcode 4746, making it much less diverse than most of the country. Only 9% of the population was born in another country, and this figure has fallen since 2011. Most residents trace their roots back to British and Irish ancestors.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 32.5% and 27.6% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 2 percentage points since 2011, with New Zealand and South Africa being the most common birthplaces outside 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 4746, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4746/4746-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage