21.1% ▲ +85.8%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sunshine Coast · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine Coast
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in the Sunshine Coast compared to the national figure, though the region's international population has grown significantly. While 21.1% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Australian average of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 45.6%, followed by Australian at 35.2%, Irish at 12.6%, and Scottish at 12.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents rose 9.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most people here were born in Australia (73.9%), while England (6.1%) and New Zealand (4.3%) are the most common birthplaces abroad.
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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3015/sunshine-coast/topic/ancestry-heritage