26.0% ▲ +192.8%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandgate · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandgate
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle for its level, Sandgate has a mix of residents born here and abroad. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the area has seen a significant shift in its makeup, with the proportion of people born overseas jumping from 8.9% in 2011 to 26% in 2021.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.7%, followed by Australian at 33.3%. Other typical ancestries include Irish (12.7%), Scottish (10.7%), and German (5.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26% of people were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and a little below the Australian average. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are India (4.4%), New Zealand (4.1%), and England (3.9%).
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 Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30074/sandgate/topic/ancestry-heritage