38.7% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forest Lake · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forest Lake
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for the 30.5% of people in Forest Lake who claim it. This is a culturally diverse area where nearly 4 in 10 residents were born overseas, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most common, followed by Scottish, Vietnamese, and Irish. Together, these groups make up the primary ancestral identities in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 38.7% of people were born overseas, which is far above the figures for Queensland and Australia. While most were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from New Zealand, Vietnam, England, and India.
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 Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31064/forest-lake/topic/ancestry-heritage