39.2% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moreton · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moreton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Moreton were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area much more internationally diverse than most other parts of the state, with a strong mix of European and Asian backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (27.1%) and Australian (23.3%) are the most common ancestries, though there is also a significant Chinese presence at 15.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 39.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the Australian figure of 27.7% and rose 2 points since 2011. While 57% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, India and New Zealand.
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 Moreton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED324/moreton/topic/ancestry-heritage