27.7% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Aspley · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Aspley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of traditional roots and newer arrivals shapes daily life in Aspley, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the area has a diverse blend of backgrounds that mirrors the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.1%, followed by Australian at 31.0%. Irish (12.3%), Scottish (10.3%), and Indian (5.7%) roots also feature strongly in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.7% of people were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7% but about the same as the national average. This proportion has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011, with India (3.9%) and New Zealand (3.8%) now being 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 Aspley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30002/aspley/topic/ancestry-heritage