52.5% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunnybank Hills · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunnybank Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Sunnybank Hills were born in another country, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This international mix is reflected in the own-identifications of residents, with Chinese ancestry being the most common group at 32.3%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 32.3%, while English and Australian ancestries follow at 16.8% and 15.3%. Other common backgrounds include Irish (4.8%) and Indian (4.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far higher proportion of residents were born overseas than in the rest of Queensland or Australia, sitting at 52.5%. This high rate is driven largely by people born in China (15.1%) and India (4.0%), alongside 43.1% born in Australia.
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 Sunnybank Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32695/sunnybank-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage