36.9% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southport - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southport - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of people born overseas now call Southport - South home, with this figure rising to 36.9% in 2021. This makes the area far more diverse than the typical Queensland suburb. It is a multicultural hub where English and Australian ancestries remain common, but Chinese heritage is also strongly represented.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (34.2%) and Australian (25.1%) are the most common ancestries. Irish (10.4%), Scottish (9.3%), and Chinese (6.0%) also make up significant parts of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 36.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and well above the national average. This proportion has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2016, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (56.6%), New Zealand (5.9%), and England (4.1%).
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 Southport - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091541/southport-south/topic/ancestry-heritage