11.7% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hirstglen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hirstglen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few changes have hit the roots of Hirstglen over the last decade, as it remains a place where most residents trace their origins to the British Isles. Nearly half of the population identifies as Australian or English, reflecting a very stable ancestral makeup.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 48.1% and 49.4% of the population. Scottish roots are also prominent at 23.4%, while German and Irish ancestries are less common at 7.8% and 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is reflected in the fact that 88.3% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Hirstglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31341/hirstglen/topic/ancestry-heritage