16.7% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bentley Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bentley Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Bentley Park than in most similar areas. While 16.7% of the population grew up abroad, this is still far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 34.1% and English at 31.3%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.7% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Queensland average of 22.7%. Most people were born in Australia (76.6%), with the next most common birthplaces being 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 Bentley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30236/bentley-park/topic/ancestry-heritage