11.8% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunshine Acres · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine Acres
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Sunshine Acres compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below both the Queensland and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim English ancestry at 45.7% or Australian ancestry at 41.3%. Other common roots include Irish, Scottish and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure by 16 points. While 83.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand 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 Sunshine Acres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32699/sunshine-acres/topic/ancestry-heritage