4.6% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4798, QLD · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in postcode 4798, where 40.5% of residents claim this heritage. This area is overwhelmingly born in Australia and has very few residents from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, which make up the bulk of the population, 10% of people here claim Scottish ancestry, while Irish and German backgrounds each account for around 8%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.6% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7% and among the lowest for similar areas. This proportion rose slightly from 3.4% in 2011, with New Zealand and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
4.6% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 4798, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4798/4798-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage