25.2% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Salisbury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Salisbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Salisbury than in most similar areas, with 25.2% of residents arriving from another country. The area is a blend of strong traditional roots and growing diversity, where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 34.6% and 32.6%, while Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one in four people were born overseas, a figure slightly above the Queensland average of 22.7%. While 72% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India, New Zealand, England, and Vietnam.
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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32504/salisbury/topic/ancestry-heritage