23.3% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brisbane - East · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brisbane - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population was born overseas in Brisbane - East, with this figure rising to 23.3% by 2021. While this is about the same as the Queensland average, it remains well below the national figure. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots for people in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.9%, followed by Australian at 34.9% and Irish at 12.5%. Other notable groups include Scottish at 12.1% and German at 6.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that rose 0.8 percentage points since 2011. While most residents were born in Australia (73.2%), England (5.8%) and New Zealand (5.1%) are the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/301/brisbane-east/topic/ancestry-heritage