14.2% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bridges · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bridges
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in Bridges, with 41.7% and 38.3% of people claiming these roots. The area has a strong connection to British and Irish heritage, while about 14.2% of residents were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area identify as English, Australian, Irish, Scottish or German. These five groups make up the vast majority of the local ancestry profile.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.2% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%.
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 Bridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30370/bridges/topic/ancestry-heritage