21.5% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandstone Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandstone Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Sandstone Point than in most similar areas. While 21.5% of residents were born abroad, the community's roots remain predominantly British and Irish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.6%, followed by Australian at 33.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 14.0% and 12.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one in five residents was born overseas, which is much higher than in similar areas. However, this 21.5% figure is a little below the Queensland average and well below the national rate of 27.7%.
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 Sandstone Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32511/sandstone-point/topic/ancestry-heritage