30.7% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Springwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Springwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 30% of residents in Springwood were born overseas, a figure well above the Queensland average. This international mix is reflected in the community's diverse roots, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 36.5%, followed by Australian at 30.6%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also prominent, making up 10.7% and 10.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.7% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and 8 percentage points above the state figure. While 65.9% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.8%.
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 Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32635/springwood/topic/ancestry-heritage