PassPeersImmigrant population
Born overseas
22.7%
of residents · 1,170,334 people
Australia: 27.7% · 6th highest of 8
Census 2021 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Share of people counted in the census who were born outside Australia.
People who did not state a birthplace count in the total but not as overseas-born.
Language other than English at home
13.2%
of residents · 681,877 people
Australia: 22.3% · 7th highest of 8
Census 2021 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Share of people who use a language other than English at home – a sign of multilingual communities.
Includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, which partly explains the Northern Territory's high figure.
Recorded crime
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries.
Assault victims
1,044
per 100,000 residents
4th highest of 7
2025 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
Victims of assault recorded by police, per 100,000 residents (ABS Recorded Crime – Victims).
Victoria does not publish assault figures. Recording practices differ between state police forces, and much assault, including family violence, is never reported.
People proceeded against by police
1,569
per 100,000 residents
4th highest of 8
2024–25 · Source
What this does and doesn't say
People aged 10 and over whom police charged or dealt with in another way, for any offence, per 100,000 residents aged 10 and over.
Counts offenders, not crimes, so it reflects police activity as well as crime. Age rules changed recently in the Northern Territory and the ACT.
Out and about? Our sister app Stay Safe uses official police data like this, area by area, in 40 countries.
Australia has no national police statistics on hate crime that can be compared between states, so we don't show one.
The ABS does not publish one total of recorded crime per state, so we show assault victims and offenders instead.
We don't rank regions as “friendly” or “unfriendly”. No single number can tell you that, and an area's figures don't describe the people you will meet. Use these figures as one input, next to jobs, housing and the people you know there.
Largest cities
People from your country in Queensland
Most common here among the 37 countries we list:
- India 71,819
- China 55,762
- Philippines 51,529
- South Africa 49,699
- Vietnam 24,455
- Brazil 12,544
- Sri Lanka 12,009
- Nepal 10,806
Census night 10 August 2021. The ABS General Community Profile lists about 50 countries of birth; others are grouped as "born elsewhere" and are not published at this level. See all states and territories on the map →
Compare Queensland with another state or territory
| Figure | Queensland | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigrant population | |||
| Born overseas% of residents · Census 2021 | 22.7% | 27.7% | |
| Language other than English at home% of residents · Census 2021 | 13.2% | 22.3% | |
| Recorded crime | |||
| Assault victimsper 100,000 residents · 2025 | 1,044 | – | |
| People proceeded against by policeper 100,000 residents · 2024–25 | 1,569 | – | |
Differences between two regions are not a verdict on either. Read each figure's notes above.
Other states and territories
Official help for newcomers
Routes into Australia
AU Doctor · Australia
Official fees from A$9,325
AU Pharmacist · Australia
Official fees from A$3,845
AU Nurse · Australia
Official fees from A$4,957
AU Dentist · Australia
Official fees from A$7,544
AU Physiotherapist · Australia
Official fees from A$8,321
AU Midwife · Australia
Official fees from A$4,957
Sources
- Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census 2021, G01 Selected person characteristics, states and territories (ABS Data API)
- ABS – Recorded Crime – Victims, 2025, table 10 victimisation rates (released 3 Sep 2026)
- ABS – Recorded Crime – Offenders, 2024–25, table 6 (released 18 Mar 2026)
Map outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Checked 20 October 2026. Figures marked “calculated” are one official count divided by an official population; nothing here is estimated or scored by PassPeers.