52.4% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eight Mile Plains · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eight Mile Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people living in Eight Mile Plains were born overseas, creating a diverse community where a variety of global cultures meet. This international mix is reflected in the local homes, with Chinese and Indian ancestries being particularly common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese is the most common ancestry at 28.3%, followed by English at 17.5% and Australian at 14.8%. Indian and Irish ancestries also make up significant parts of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 52.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the 22.7% seen in Queensland and the 27.7% national figure. While 43.9% were born in Australia, the biggest overseas birthplaces are China (11.7%) and India (6.7%).
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 Eight Mile Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30950/eight-mile-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage