28.2% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Springfield Central · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Springfield Central
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people are born overseas in Springfield Central now than in previous censuses. While 62% of residents were born in Australia, the area has a diverse mix of backgrounds with English, Australian and Scottish ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 41%, followed by Australian at 24.8% and Scottish at 17.5%. Irish and German backgrounds also make up a combined 13.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 28.2% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England and New Zealand, both at 3.8%.
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 Springfield Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32629/springfield-central/topic/ancestry-heritage