22.1% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Highvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Highvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas now live in Highvale, where 22.1% of residents were born in another country. This mix of backgrounds is most visible in the ancestry data, with nearly half the population claiming English roots. While this overseas-born share is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.2%, followed by Australian at 38.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.7% and 13.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.1% of people here were born overseas, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Most residents were born in Australia (75.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.9%.
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 Highvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31336/highvale/topic/ancestry-heritage