26.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Promisedland · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people in Promisedland were born overseas compared to most similar areas. While the typical resident identifies as Australian or English, the area has a more diverse birthplace mix than the Queensland average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the population identifies as Australian, with 47.1% claiming English ancestry. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each accounting for 8.8% of the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.5% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This proportion is slightly lower than the national average of 27.7%.
26.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Promisedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32367/promisedland/topic/ancestry-heritage