19.3% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Springbrook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Springbrook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Springbrook, where 41.1% of residents claim this heritage. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, though it has a lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, making up 41.1% and 31.3% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.3% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the 22.7% seen across Queensland and the 27.7% national average.
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 Springbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32625/springbrook/topic/ancestry-heritage