34.6% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Taringa · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Taringa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Taringa were born overseas, placing it among the highest ranking areas for overseas births. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English, Australian, Irish, Scottish, and Chinese roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.8%, followed by Australian at 26.2% and Irish at 13.5%. Scottish and Chinese roots are also prominent, accounting for 12.3% and 9.0% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 34.6%, the share of people born overseas is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 62.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, England, India, and New Zealand.
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 Taringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32751/taringa/topic/ancestry-heritage