11.8% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Plainland · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Plainland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage has occurred in Plainland since 2011 as the community becomes more diverse. While the area remains heavily rooted in traditional backgrounds, the typical resident today is more likely to identify with a mix of colonial ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, with 40.9% and 42.5% of people claiming these roots, followed by Irish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the 22.7% seen in Queensland and the 27.7% national average. Most residents were born in Australia, with 83.4% born here.
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 Plainland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32340/plainland/topic/ancestry-heritage