9.9% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glen Cairn · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glen Cairn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 90% of people in Glen Cairn were born in Australia, making it far more Australian-born than the state and national averages. This strong local connection is reflected in the area's ancestry, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian is the most common ancestry at 42.6%, followed by English at 29.8% and German at 19.9%. Irish and Scottish ancestry also feature at 12.1% and 7.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the Australian figure of 27.7%. For those born outside Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 5.0%, followed by England at 2.8%.
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 Glen Cairn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31143/glen-cairn/topic/ancestry-heritage