27.7% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forestdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forestdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Five percentage points more of the population in Forestdale were born overseas than in the rest of Queensland. While this matches the national average, it is much higher than in most similar areas. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 36.3%, followed by Australian at 30.2%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.7% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure. Most people were born in Australia (69.3%), with England, New Zealand, Vietnam, and India being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Forestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31067/forestdale/topic/ancestry-heritage