38.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southport
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 4 in 10 people in Southport were born overseas, which is far above the national figure. This high level of international migration makes the area one of the most diverse in the region. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, though Chinese ancestry is also prominent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.8%, followed by Australian at 24.2%. Irish (9.7%), Scottish (8.4%) and Chinese (6.3%) ancestries also make up significant parts of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 38%, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far above the 27.7% national figure and the 22.7% Queensland average. While 54.1% were born in Australia, others came primarily from New Zealand (5.9%), England (3.8%), China (3.1%) and India (2.4%).
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 Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32611/southport/topic/ancestry-heritage