14.4% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Samsonvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Samsonvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Samsonvale than the national figure. While 14.4% of residents were born outside Australia, this is well below the Queensland average. The area is overwhelmingly defined by British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 43.6% and 40.1% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish and German roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (77.7%), which explains why the 14.4% overseas-born figure is far below the Australian average. Of those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 5.8%.
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 Samsonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32507/samsonvale/topic/ancestry-heritage