40.2% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woolloongabba · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woolloongabba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty percent of people in Woolloongabba were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This international diversity is reflected in a population where Chinese ancestry is much more common than in most other Australian areas. It is a multicultural hub where overseas-born residents make up a significant part of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 27.3% and Australian at 21.3%. Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 13.5%, followed by Irish at 11% and Scottish at 8.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 40.2% of residents born overseas, this area is among the highest for birthplace diversity and sits far above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 53.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 6.9% and New Zealand at 3.1%.
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 Woolloongabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33144/woolloongabba/topic/ancestry-heritage