What are the highest overseas-born share in Queensland?

The top-ranked suburbs are Robertson, Stretton, Macgregor, Rochedale, Sunnybank, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Highest Overseas-Born Share in Queensland

Suburbs with the highest share of residents born overseas (2021 Census, usual residence). Suburbs with fewer than 500 Census residents are excluded.

Rank	Suburb	Share
#1	Robertson	62.3%
#2	Stretton	60.1%
#3	Macgregor	59.9%
#4	Rochedale	58.9%
#5	Sunnybank	58.9%
#6	Calamvale	57.7%
#7	Brisbane City	57.3%
#8	Pallara	56.8%
#9	Runcorn	55.7%
#10	South Brisbane	55.6%
#11	Sunnybank Hills	54.9%
#12	Eight Mile Plains	54.4%
#13	Kuraby	53.2%
#14	Spring Hill	52.2%
#15	Heathwood	51.8%
#16	Doolandella	51.2%
#17	Richlands	50.7%
#18	Coopers Plains	49.9%
#19	Drewvale	49.4%
#20	Durack	49.2%
#21	Inala	48.9%
#22	Underwood	47.2%
#23	Spring Mountain	47.1%
#24	Logan Central	46.7%
#25	Surfers Paradise	45.6%
#26	Parkinson	44.9%
#27	Berrinba	44.6%
#28	Fortitude Valley	44.4%
#29	Fitzgibbon	43.7%
#30	Woodridge	43.4%
#31	Indooroopilly	43.1%
#32	Parramatta Park	43.1%
#33	Woolloongabba	43.0%
#34	St Lucia	42.9%
#35	Algester	42.8%
#36	Kelvin Grove	42.8%
#37	Bowen Hills	42.7%
#38	Cairns City	42.3%
#39	Darra	41.8%
#40	Ellen Grove	41.3%
#41	Mount Ommaney	41.3%
#42	Southport	41.3%
#43	Wishart	41.3%
#44	Upper Mount Gravatt	41.1%
#45	Mackenzie	40.8%
#46	West End	40.4%
#47	Redbank	40.2%
#48	Forest Lake	39.8%
#49	Cairns North	39.7%
#50	Clear Island Waters	39.5%

Share is from the 2021 Census (usual residence). Suburbs with fewer than 500 Census residents are excluded.

Last updated 27 July 2026 at 1:43 am AEST

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