48.1% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Drewvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Drewvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in Drewvale were born overseas, which is far above the national figure. This high proportion of overseas-born residents creates a diverse community where Asian and European roots are both common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 18.9% and 18.6%, but Chinese (14.5%) and Indian (13.7%) ancestries also make up a significant part of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 48.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the Queensland average of 22.7%. While 49.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India (9.7%), New Zealand (6.4%), and China (6.3%).
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 Drewvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30877/drewvale/topic/ancestry-heritage