18.2% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Townview · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Townview
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of people were born overseas in Townview compared to the rest of the country. While 18.2% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the national figure. Most people here claim Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 30.4% and English at 29.1%, followed by Irish, Scottish, and Filipino backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.2% of the population was born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are New Zealand, the Philippines, England, and India.
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 Townview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32868/townview/topic/ancestry-heritage