28.0% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Archerfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Archerfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Archerfield, where 30.2% of people claim this heritage. The area is quite diverse, with nearly 30% of residents born overseas. This mix of backgrounds creates a community where a wide variety of cultures live side by side.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Besides those of Australian descent, English is the next most common ancestry at 29.1%. Other significant groups include Scottish, Irish and German backgrounds, which together make up over 23% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 28% of people in Archerfield were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Queensland average. While 64.2% were born in Australia, there are notable numbers of residents from the Philippines, Vietnam, Nepal and New Zealand.
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 Archerfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30081/archerfield/topic/ancestry-heritage