26.3% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Carina Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Carina Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people were born overseas in Carina Heights than in most similar areas. While 26.3% of residents were born outside Australia, the community maintains strong ties to British and Irish roots through its most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 34.9%, followed by Australian at 30.5% and Irish at 13.5%. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish and German residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 26.3% of people born overseas is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%, though a little below the national average of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia (69.4%), the most common birthplaces are New Zealand, England, China and India.
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 Carina Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30539/carina-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage