27.1% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brisbane Inner - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brisbane Inner - North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural roots shape the daily life of Brisbane Inner - North, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, there is a strong presence of Irish and Scottish heritage. This blend of origins makes the area more multicultural than the Queensland average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.2%, followed by Australian at 29.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.7% and 12.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over 27% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the Queensland average, though it is about the same as the national figure.
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30503/brisbane-inner-north/topic/ancestry-heritage