59.0% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Stretton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Stretton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common background in Stretton, where 38% of residents claim these roots. This diversity is reflected in the high number of people born overseas, making it a multicultural hub compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese heritage is the most prominent, at 38%, followed by English (12.1%), Australian (11.4%), and Indian (10.3%) ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 59% of people in Stretton were born overseas, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 39.1% were born in Australia, many others come from China (14.7%), New Zealand (4%), and India (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 Stretton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32681/stretton/topic/ancestry-heritage