41.0% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Algester · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Algester
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty-one per cent of people in Algester were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high proportion of overseas-born residents is reflected in the area's diverse roots, with a strong presence of people with Chinese ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 24.9% and 22.5%, while 15% of residents identify as Chinese.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 41.0%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are China, New Zealand, India 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 Algester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051072/algester/topic/ancestry-heritage