22.1% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Samford Village · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Samford Village
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent years have seen the mix of backgrounds in Samford Village shift, though it remains a predominantly Australian-born community. Nearly half the residents claim English ancestry, and about 22% of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.9%, followed by Australian at 36.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.4% and 13.3% of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.1% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the Queensland figure, it is well below the national average of 27.7%, with 75.3% of residents 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 Samford Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32506/samford-village/topic/ancestry-heritage