30.1% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brisbane - West · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brisbane - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of 7.4 percentage points separates Brisbane - West from the Queensland average in terms of overseas-born residents. This region is more diverse than most other areas, with 30.1% of people born outside Australia. It is a multicultural hub where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 37.8%, followed by Australian at 31.0%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, while Chinese ancestry accounts for 6.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 30.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure and has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. While 67.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, China, and South Africa.
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/304/brisbane-west/topic/ancestry-heritage