25.1% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chermside West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chermside West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in four people in Chermside West were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most similar areas. While the community has a strong British and Irish heritage, it is also home to a growing number of residents from India and China.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 34.4% and 32.8% of the population respectively. Other frequent ancestries include Irish (13.7%), Scottish (11.0%), and Italian (6.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 25.1% of residents born overseas is a little above the Queensland figure and a little below the national average. Most people here were born in Australia (71.4%), followed by New Zealand (3.7%), India (3.4%), England (2.7%), and China (1.5%).
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 Chermside West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30594/chermside-west/topic/ancestry-heritage