53.0% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eight Mile Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eight Mile Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Eight Mile Plains, where nearly 29% of people claim this heritage. This cultural mix is reflected in the high proportion of residents born overseas, making the area far more diverse than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry leads the breakdown at 28.7%, followed by English at 17.1%, Australian at 14.6%, and Indian at 8.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over half the population (53%) was born overseas, a figure far above the national 27.7% that has risen since 2011. While 43.3% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are China (11.9%) and India (6.8%).
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 Eight Mile Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031060/eight-mile-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage