24.9% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
McPherson · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in McPherson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for 42.1% of people in McPherson. This reflects a population with deep ties to the UK and Australia, while about a quarter of the community was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the two most common ancestries, making up 42.1% and 32.9% of the area. Irish, Scottish, and German heritages are also noted by 12.1%, 11.0%, and 4.9% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in four people (24.9%) were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 22.7%, but a little below the national rate of 27.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in McPherson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED322/mcpherson/topic/ancestry-heritage