6.4% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Seaforth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Seaforth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Daily life in Seaforth is shaped by a very strong connection to traditional roots, with English and Australian ancestries dominating. This is a place where most residents were born in Australia, creating a cultural profile that is far more uniform than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.3%, followed closely by Australian at 35.6%. Other common roots include Irish (11.1%), Scottish (10.8%), and German (6.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.4%), with smaller numbers from New Zealand (1.8%) and England (1.6%).
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 Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32532/seaforth/topic/ancestry-heritage