20.9% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forest Glen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forest Glen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Forest Glen than in most similar areas. While the community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, about 21% of residents moved here from another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.5%, followed by Australian at 36.8%. Other common roots include Scottish (12.5%), Irish (10%), and German (5.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Queensland average and well below the national figure 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 Forest Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31062/forest-glen/topic/ancestry-heritage