23.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
College View · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in College View
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Migration patterns have stayed steady in College View, where over a quarter of the population identifies with English or Australian roots. The area remains dominated by traditional ties, with 40.3% of people claiming English ancestry. This creates a cultural profile that is more consistent with the state average than the national trend.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 40.3% and 33.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 22.2% and 12.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.6% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the Queensland figure, it is well below the Australian average of 27.7%.
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 College View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30650/college-view/topic/ancestry-heritage