26.7% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Gravatt East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Gravatt East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of people were born overseas in Mount Gravatt East compared to most similar areas. While 26.7% of residents were born outside Australia, the area remains predominantly rooted in English, Australian, and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 32.5% and 29.8% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 26.7% born overseas is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%, though it sits a little below the national average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (68.8%), followed by New Zealand, England, India, and China.
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 Mount Gravatt East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31969/mount-gravatt-east/topic/ancestry-heritage