6.4% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forestvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forestvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.4% of people in Forestvale were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community with very strong ties to Australia, with the vast majority of residents born within the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 38.3%, followed by English at 27.7%, Irish at 17.0%, and Scottish at 12.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-in-Australia figures are much higher than in most other areas, sitting at 74.5%. This means the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below both the Queensland figure and the national average.
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 Forestvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31069/forestvale/topic/ancestry-heritage