14.2% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Summit · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Summit
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in The Summit than in most similar areas, though the overall figure remains low. While 14.2% of residents were born abroad, the community remains predominantly Australian and British in its roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 40.6% and 39.4% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish and German roots also feature prominently in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 14.2% of people born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, but this is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.2%), followed by England, New Zealand, the Philippines and Italy.
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 The Summit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32805/the-summit/topic/ancestry-heritage