32.8% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sumner · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sumner
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have chosen to settle in Sumner from overseas in recent years, with 32.8% of residents now born in another country. This is far above the Queensland figure and makes it one of the most diverse areas at this level.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 29.5% of the population. Irish ancestry follows at 9%, with Scottish and Chinese backgrounds also featuring in the mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas figures are well above the national average of 27.7%. While 64.7% of people were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from India, New Zealand, England and South Africa.
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 Sumner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32689/sumner/topic/ancestry-heritage