33.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Springwood - Kingston · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Springwood - Kingston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of nearly 11 percentage points separates Springwood - Kingston from the Queensland average for overseas births. About 33.6% of people here were born in another country, making it much more internationally diverse than most similar areas. This figure has climbed since 2011, reflecting a growing global population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, accounting for 29.7% and 26.3% of residents. Irish, Scottish and German backgrounds follow at 7.6%, 7.4% and 4.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is well above the national figure, reaching 33.6%. While 59.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand at 6.5%, England at 2.6%, India at 2.0% and China at 1.1%.
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 Springwood - Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31106/springwood-kingston/topic/ancestry-heritage