20.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tennyson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people in Tennyson were born overseas compared to most similar areas. While the area has a diverse international background, the proportion of overseas-born residents is still well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.5%, followed by Australian at 28.6% and Irish at 20.8%. Scottish and German ancestries also feature, making up 14.7% and 8.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.1% of residents were born overseas, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most people were born in Australia (73.9%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32771/tennyson/topic/ancestry-heritage