38.4% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West End · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West End
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people now live in West End who were born overseas compared to previous years. This international mix is a standout feature of the area, with 38.4% of residents born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 30%, followed by Australian (21.8%) and Irish (12.6%). Other common backgrounds include Scottish at 10.2% and Chinese at 9.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 38.4% of people born overseas, this figure is far above the national average of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 56.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, New Zealand, 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 West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33033/west-end/topic/ancestry-heritage