16.3% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunset · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunset
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage for people in Sunset, where 35.6% of residents claim these roots. The area has a diverse mix of backgrounds, with English and Irish ancestry also featuring strongly in the community profile.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common at 29.9%, followed by Irish at 10.3% and Scottish at 6.9%. A notable 4.3% of residents identify as Filipino.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.3% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32698/sunset/topic/ancestry-heritage