10.1% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Surprise · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Surprise
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Mount Surprise compared to the rest of the country. Only 10.1% of the population grew up outside Australia, which is a much lower proportion than the national figure. This creates a community with very deep local roots and a strong connection to traditional colonial heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, each accounting for 38.4% of the population. Irish ancestry is also prominent at 15.2%, followed by Scottish and Italian heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, with 70.3% of people born in Australia. Of those born abroad, England and New Zealand are the most common birthplaces.
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 Surprise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32026/mount-surprise/topic/ancestry-heritage