40.8% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brisbane Inner · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brisbane Inner
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge mix of global backgrounds shapes daily life in Brisbane Inner, where four out of ten residents were born overseas. This international blend is far more prominent here than in other parts of the city or the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 29.1%, followed by Australian at 20.3% and Irish at 12%. Chinese and Scottish ancestries are also common, making up 10.1% and 9.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty point eight percent of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen 4.4 percentage points since 2011. While 51.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, England, New Zealand and India.
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 Brisbane Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30501/brisbane-inner/topic/ancestry-heritage