21.0% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunshine Coast · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine Coast
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Sunshine Coast, where 45.7% of residents claim this heritage. The region remains predominantly Australian-born and European-descended, though the proportion of people born overseas has risen slightly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.7% and 35.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each accounting for about 12% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.0% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well below the national average of 27.7% and a little below Queensland's 22.7%. While this proportion rose by 1.2 points since 2011, most residents (73.9%) were born in Australia.
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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/316/sunshine-coast/topic/ancestry-heritage