29.0% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenslopes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenslopes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Greenslopes were born overseas, creating a multicultural feel for the neighbourhood. While British and Irish roots remain common, the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most other similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.2%, followed by Australian at 28.4% and Irish at 14.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, with the most common overseas birthplaces being India, New Zealand and England.
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 Greenslopes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021055/greenslopes/topic/ancestry-heritage