6.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pinelands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pinelands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of people in Pinelands identify as Australian by ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community is largely born in Australia, with a very small percentage of residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside the 50.6% who claim Australian ancestry, English is common at 46.9%. Irish (13.6%), German (9.9%) and Scottish (6.2%) backgrounds also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, with 86.4% of people born in Australia.
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 Pinelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32326/pinelands/topic/ancestry-heritage