21.0% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brinsmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brinsmead
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong British and Irish heritage shapes the identity of Brinsmead, where the vast majority of residents claim ancestors from these regions. Most people here were born in Australia, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has grown over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.4%, followed by Australian at 34.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 12.6% and 10.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.0% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose 2.3 percentage points since 2011. This is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average, with 75.5% of residents born in 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 Brinsmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011138/brinsmead/topic/ancestry-heritage