25.5% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Birtinya · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Birtinya
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in four people in Birtinya were born overseas, bringing a diverse mix of global backgrounds to the area. This international blend is more common here than in most similar areas, with English and Australian ancestries remaining the most frequent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify with English (40.9%) or Australian (33.2%) roots, followed by Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.5% of people were born outside Australia, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure. While 68.9% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Philippines.
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 Birtinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30264/birtinya/topic/ancestry-heritage