44.0% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Parkinson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Parkinson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for those in Parkinson, where 24.9% of people claim this heritage. The area is remarkably diverse, with nearly half of all residents born overseas, which is far higher than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside English and Australian backgrounds, Chinese ancestry is very common at 19.9%, followed by Indian (7.7%) and Scottish (6.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas, 44% of residents live here, a figure far above both the Queensland and Australian averages. This diversity is reflected in the population, with 9.4% born in China and 5.1% in India.
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 Parkinson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32274/parkinson/topic/ancestry-heritage