27.3% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paradise Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Paradise Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for residents in Paradise Point, where 42.8% of people claim this heritage. The area has a strong British and European influence, with a significant proportion of the population born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 42.8% and 29.2% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, at 10.6% and 10.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.3% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 64.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (6.7%) and New Zealand (6.5%).
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 Paradise Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32269/paradise-point/topic/ancestry-heritage