13.8% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cunningham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cunningham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Cunningham than in most similar areas, though the community remains predominantly Australian. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, together making up the vast majority of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50%, followed by Australian at 31% and Scottish at 27.6%. Irish and German roots are also present, though at lower rates of 6.9% and 5.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 13.8% of residents were born overseas—higher than most similar areas—this is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most people were born in Australia (69%), with New Zealand as the next most common birthplace at 12.1%.
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 Cunningham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30768/cunningham/topic/ancestry-heritage