32.7% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Helensvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Helensvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of people were born overseas in Helensvale than in the rest of Queensland. About 32.7% of residents grew up in another country, which is well above the national figure. This creates a diverse community where over a third of the population brings international roots to the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 42.2%, followed by Australian at 30.8%. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish at 9.9%, Scottish at 9.7%, and Chinese at 4.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 32.7% born overseas, this area has one of the highest proportions of overseas-born residents among similar places. While 63.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand and England, both at 7.7%.
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 Helensvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31315/helensvale/topic/ancestry-heritage