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Sunshine Acres · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Sunshine Acres

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Around the middle for similar areas, Sunshine Acres (L) is a community where most people have roots in the UK or Australia. This is reflected in a population that is much more likely to be born in Australia than the typical person in Queensland or nationwide.

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📍 Sunshine Acres, Urban Centre

Where Sunshine Acres sits — People born overseas

11.8% ▼ -40.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sunshine Acres — higher than 57% of areas.

Sunshine Acres11.8%
4655, QLD 18.0%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.7% and 41.3% of the population. Other notable roots include Irish at 10.9%, Scottish at 8.6%, and German at 8.0%.

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Sunshine Acres splits fairly evenly between English (38%) and Australian (35%), with Irish at 9%.

English 45.7% Australian 41.3% Irish 10.9% Scottish 8.6% German 8.0% Dutch 2.0% Italian 1.2% Filipino 1.2%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 11.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (83.8%), followed by England at 4.0%.

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11.8% ▼ -40.3%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Sunshine Acres, Australia is the majority at 92%; England is next at 4%.

Australia 83.8% England 4.0% New Zealand 1.9% South Africa 1.2% Philippines 0.3%

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 Acres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321097/sunshine-acres/topic/ancestry-heritage