21.8% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nathan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nathan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of global backgrounds shapes daily life in Nathan, where over one in five people were born overseas. While the area is less diverse than the national average, it remains a multicultural hub with strong ties to both Australia and the world.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each held by about 35% of residents. Irish, Scottish, and German roots follow as the next most frequent backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.8% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland average, though it sits well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32109/nathan/topic/ancestry-heritage