30.6% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Slacks Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one third of the people living in Slacks Creek were born overseas, making it a diverse community where global backgrounds are common. While English and Australian ancestries are most frequent, the area has a much higher share of overseas-born residents than both the state and national figures.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 30.9%, followed by Australian at 27.7%. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries also make up smaller parts of the local mix.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, with New Zealand, England, the Philippines, and India being the most common birthplaces after Australia.
30.6% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Slacks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061333/slacks-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage