17.1% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Isis · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Isis
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent trends show a shifting mix of backgrounds in South Isis, where over 17% of residents were born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the area has a more diverse birthplace profile than many similar local areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 44.6%, followed closely by Australian at 42.5%. German, Irish, and Scottish backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local identity.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.1% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.6%), with England (8.1%) and New Zealand (3.7%) being the most common other birthplaces.
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 South Isis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32591/south-isis/topic/ancestry-heritage