14.2% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4805, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4805, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 14.2% of people in postcode 4805 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This area is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong heritage rooted in British and Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 38.0% and 34.9% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly at nearly 10% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than the Queensland figure and far below the national average, though it rose 1.6 percentage points since 2011. Three quarters of people were born in Australia, with New Zealand and England being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 4805, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4805/4805-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage