Brisbane city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Brisbane city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
23.6%
2023
35.4%
Total change
+11.8 pp
% change
+50%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.6% | — |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +5.4 pp (22.9%) |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +2.0 pp (6.9%) |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +1.9 pp (6.1%) |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +0.3 pp (0.9%) |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +2.2 pp (6.6%) |