11.9% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mackay · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mackay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Mackay than in the rest of the country, with only 11.9% of the population arriving from another nation. This reflects a strong local heritage, where most residents claim Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 38.3% and 38.0%, followed by Irish (10.4%) and Scottish (10.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 11.9% born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with Australia (78.9%) and New Zealand (2.3%) being the primary birthplaces.
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34770/mackay/topic/ancestry-heritage