26.6% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rochedale South - Priestdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rochedale South - Priestdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing overseas own population defines the recent shift in Rochedale South - Priestdale, where the share of residents born abroad rose by 2.6 percentage points since 2011. Now, over a quarter of the community was born outside Australia, making it more diverse than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.7%, followed by Australian at 33.0%. Irish and Scottish ancestries both account for 10.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.6% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 70.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand at 5.2% and England at 3.0%.
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 Rochedale South - Priestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061332/rochedale-south-priestdale/topic/ancestry-heritage