40.5% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wishart · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wishart
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge 40.5% of people in Wishart were born overseas, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse at this level, with a strong blend of Australian and Asian heritages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, though Chinese heritage is also very prominent at 16.8%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds follow at 7.9% and 7.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far above the Queensland average by 18 points. While 57.6% were born in Australia, China and India are the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Wishart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33102/wishart/topic/ancestry-heritage