24.4% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brisbane Inner - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brisbane Inner - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Brisbane Inner - East, where 24.4% of people were born in another country. This reflects a steady increase since 2011 and shows a population with deep roots in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area is dominated by English (40.5%), Australian (31.7%), and Irish (16.0%) ancestry, with Scottish and German roots also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 1.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 24.4%. This is a little above the Queensland figure but well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30502/brisbane-inner-east/topic/ancestry-heritage