10.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Thorndale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Thorndale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 80% of people in Thorndale were born in Australia, making it far less diverse than the rest of the country. This small community is predominantly of British and Irish descent, reflecting a strong tie to traditional European roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (39.6%), English (38.1%), or Irish (14.2%) ancestry, followed by Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland (22.7%) and Australia (27.7%). Aside from the 79.1% born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 2.2%.
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 Thorndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32813/thorndale/topic/ancestry-heritage