53.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunnybank · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunnybank
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of Sunnybank's residents were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse places in the region, with a strong presence of people from China and India.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 27.6%, followed by English at 17.1% and Australian at 14.7%. Indian and Irish ancestries also feature, making up 6.5% and 4.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A total of 53.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 42.9% were born in Australia, many others arrived from China (12.1%) and India (5.8%).
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 Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30306/sunnybank/topic/ancestry-heritage