42.0% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mt Gravatt · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mt Gravatt
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Mt Gravatt, where 42% of residents were born overseas. This high proportion of overseas-born people is far above the national figure and has risen since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 24.6% and Australian at 22%, followed by Chinese at 19.5%, Irish at 8.1% and Scottish at 6.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 42% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the Australian average of 27.7%. While 54.5% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include China at 8.4% and India at 4.5%.
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 Mt Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30303/mt-gravatt/topic/ancestry-heritage