42.1% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Indooroopilly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Indooroopilly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English is the most common ancestry in Indooroopilly, where 28.7% of people claim these roots. The area is very diverse, with a large proportion of residents born overseas and a strong presence of Chinese and Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 28.7% and 23.1% of the population. Chinese ancestry is also common at 15.7%, followed by Irish at 10.9% and Scottish at 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-two percent of people in Indooroopilly were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This has risen 8.1 points since 2011, with China and India being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Indooroopilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031094/indooroopilly/topic/ancestry-heritage