23.1% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chermside · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chermside
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A wide mix of cultural backgrounds shapes daily life in Chermside, where nearly a quarter of the population was born overseas. While English and Australian are the most common ancestries, the area has seen a steady increase in people moving here from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 36.7%, followed by Australian at 32.9% and Irish at 14.5%. Scottish and German roots are also listed for 11.3% and 5.8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.1% of people in Chermside were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011. This is about the same as the Queensland figure but well below the national average of 27.7%, with New Zealand, England, India, and the Philippines as the most common birthplaces 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 Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30202/chermside/topic/ancestry-heritage