37.9% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brisbane - South · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brisbane - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing international presence defines Brisbane - South, where the proportion of overseas-born residents rose by 4.1 percentage points since 2011. Now, 37.9% of people here were born outside Australia, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 27.3% and 24.0%, while Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 14.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is much higher than in most areas, sitting far above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are China, India, New Zealand, and England.
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/303/brisbane-south/topic/ancestry-heritage