Birkdale appears to be very popular with new migrants from Britain, with the following shops and restaurants now available in the suburb.
Paradise in British-Birkdale 
British Style Indian Restaurant:
The Spice Avenue Balti Restaurant 
Aquatic Paradise Shopping Centre
190 Birkdale road
Birkdale QLD 4159
Telephone: 07 3822 9822
British Groceries:
Britain on the Bayside
Aquatic Paradise Shopping Centre
190 Birkdale Road
Birkdale QLD 4159
Telephone: 07 3822 8184
British Fish and Chips:
Chumley Warner’s Traditional British Fish & Chips 
Aquatic Paradise Centre
Shop 8, 190 Birkdale Road
Birkdale, Queensland 4159
Telephone: 07 3822 7787
The Aquatic Paradise location:-
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The British population in local suburb areas (2006 Census) :
- 6% 4157 Capalaba, Capalaba West & Sheldon
- 6% 4158 Thorneside
- 6% 4159 Birkdale
- 8% 4160 Ormiston & Wellington Point
- 5% 4161 Alexandra Hills
- 11% 4163 Cleveland
- 9% 4164 Thornlands
- 8% 4165 Mount Cotton, Redland Bay & Victoria Point
- 5% Brisbane Region
- 4% Queensland