16.3% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
4860, QLD · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 4860, QLD
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background for people in postcode 4860, making up 28.7% of the population. The area is predominantly Australian-born, though the proportion of people born overseas has risen slightly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 28.2%. Other significant groups include Italian (11.0%), Irish (9.9%), and Scottish (8.1%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has risen 3.1 percentage points since 2011, with India being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.2%.
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 4860, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4860/4860-qld/topic/ancestry-heritage