17.0% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Prince Henry Heights · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Prince Henry Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Prince Henry Heights than in the rest of Australia. While 17% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average. This shift is partly due to a rise in the overseas-born population since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 42.3%, followed by Australian at 29% and Irish at 17.8%. Scottish and German roots are also present in 16.2% and 11.2% of people.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17%. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.8%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, India and New Zealand.
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 Prince Henry Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321087/prince-henry-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage