12.4% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Preston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Preston identify as Australian by ancestry, with 48.3% claiming this heritage. This small community is primarily rooted in British and Irish origins, reflecting a population that is far less diverse in birthplaces than the state or national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 40.2%, followed by Irish at 12.1% and Scottish at 7.2%. German heritage is also present for 4.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the 22.7% seen in Queensland and the 27.7% national average. Most people were born in Australia (76.6%), with smaller groups from England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32363/preston/topic/ancestry-heritage