30.3% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hillcrest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hillcrest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 30% of people in Hillcrest were born overseas, making it more diverse than most other areas. This reflects a community with strong international roots, where the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 32.5% and 30.0% of the population respectively. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish, Irish and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 30.3% of residents born overseas, Hillcrest is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and a little above the national average. While 65% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, England, India and the Philippines.
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 Hillcrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031316/hillcrest/topic/ancestry-heritage