34.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Browns Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Browns Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Browns Plains were born overseas, a figure far above the Queensland average. This makes the area much more internationally diverse than most other similar places. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, but these are followed by Irish, Scottish and Chinese roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 27.4% and 25.6% of the population. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish and Chinese ancestries, each around 5.2% to 5.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.1% 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 3.3 percentage points since 2011, with New Zealand, India, China and the Philippines being the most common birth countries after 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 Browns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031312/browns-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage