Demographics of Brisbane

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Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, [1] and the third most populous city in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that the population of Greater Brisbane is 2,462,637 as of June 2018, [2] and the South East Queensland region, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3.6 million. [2] The Brisbane central business district stands on the original European settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. [3] The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range, sprawling across several of Australia's most populous local government areas (LGAs), most centrally the City of Brisbane, which is by far the most populous LGA in the nation. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.

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Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities according to the 2016 census. Brisbane ethnic diversity.jpg
Geographical distribution of the main ethno-cultural communities according to the 2016 census.

Country of birth

Chinatown, Brisbane Chinatown Mall, Brisbane.jpg
Chinatown, Brisbane
Country of birth (2021) [4]
Birthplace [N 1] Population
Australia 1,726,655
New Zealand 111,649
England 95,284
India 51,650
Mainland China 41,978
Philippines 27,907
South Africa 26,918
Vietnam 20,308
South Korea 13,305
Taiwan 12,826
Scotland 11,956
Malaysia 11,826
Fiji 10,800
United States 10,530
Hong Kong SAR 9,799


The 2021 census showed that 31.7% of Brisbane's inhabitants were born overseas and 52.2% of inhabitants had at least one parent born overseas. [5] Brisbane has the 26th largest immigrant population among world metropolitan areas. Of inhabitants born outside of Australia, the five most prevalent countries of birth were New Zealand, England, India, Mainland China and the Philippines. [4] Brisbane has the largest New Zealand and Taiwanese-born populations of any city in Australia. [6]

Languages

Geographical distribution of the languages primarily spoken at home according to the 2016 census Brisbane Languages.jpg
Geographical distribution of the languages primarily spoken at home according to the 2016 census

At the 2021 census, 77.3% of inhabitants spoke only English at home, [5] with the next most common languages being Mandarin (2.5%), Vietnamese (1.1%), Punjabi (0.9%), Cantonese (0.9%) and Spanish (0.8%). [5]

Ancestry

At the 2021 census, the most commonly nominated ancestries were: [4]

At the 2021 census, 3.0% of Brisbane's population identified as being IndigenousAboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. [N 4] [5]

Religion

Geographical distribution of the main religious groups, according to the 2016 census. Brisbane Religions.jpg
Geographical distribution of the main religious groups, according to the 2016 census.
St John's Cathedral. Christianity is Brisbane's largest religion. St John's Cathedral, Brisbane facade in spring 2017.jpg
St John's Cathedral. Christianity is Brisbane's largest religion.
Kuraby Mosque, Brisbane Kuraby Mosque, Brisbane.jpg
Kuraby Mosque, Brisbane

At the 2021 census, the most commonly cited religious affiliation was 'No religion' (41.4%). [4]

Brisbane's most popular religion at the 2021 census was Christianity at 44.3%, the most popular denominations of which were Catholicism (18.6%) and Anglicanism (9.7%). Brisbane's CBD is home to two cathedrals – St John's (Anglican) and St Stephen's (Catholic).

The most popular non-Christian religions at the 2021 census were Hindu (2%), Buddhist (1.9%) and Muslim (1.8%). [8] Brisbane's religious landscape also includes small but significant communities of Judaism (1.0%) and Sikhism (0.9%). [9]

Historical Populations

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Brisbane population density
Greater Brisbane [N 5]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1826 160    
1831 1,241+50.64%
1841 120−20.83%
1851 2,500+35.48%
1861 6,051+9.24%
1871 19,413+12.36%
1881 37,127+6.70%
1891 88,083+9.02%
1901 120,650+3.20%
1911 143,510+1.75%
1921 217,710+4.26%
1931 283,440+2.67%
1941 344,230+1.96%
1951 453,660+2.80%
1961 692,924+4.33%
1971 957,900+3.29%
1981 1,154,705+1.89%
1991 1,411,773+2.03%
2001 1,693,556+1.84%
2011 2,147,436+2.40%
2016 2,270,800+1.12%
2021 2,526,238+2.15%
Source: [10] [11]

Notes

  1. In accordance with the Australian Bureau of Statistics source, England, Scotland, Mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are listed separately
  2. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has stated that most who nominate "Australian" as their ancestry are part of the Anglo-Celtic group. [7]
  3. Those who nominated their ancestry as "Australian Aboriginal". Does not include Torres Strait Islanders. This relates to nomination of ancestry and is distinct from persons who identify as Indigenous (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander) which is a separate question.
  4. Indigenous identification is separate to the ancestry question on the Australian Census and persons identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander may identify any ancestry.
  5. Sources: Queensland Treasury (1826-1891), Australian Bureau of Statistics (1901 onwards). Capital cities based on Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSAs) for 1971 onwards. Populations for previous years are based on earlier boundaries and may be inconsistent with GCCSAs. Pre-1971 may not include the Indigenous population.

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