25.3% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bracken Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bracken Ridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little more than a quarter of people in Bracken Ridge were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland average. While the area is slightly less diverse than the national figure, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.3%, followed by Australian at 34.3%, Irish at 12.2%, Scottish at 10.1%, and German at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a little above the state figure. Most people were born in Australia (72.3%), with the next most common birthplaces being New Zealand, India, England, and the Philippines.
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 Bracken Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041041/bracken-ridge/topic/ancestry-heritage