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Mapoon · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Mapoon

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Australian ancestry is the most common heritage for residents in Mapoon, making up 4.2% of the population. The community is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Mapoon, Council (LGA)

Where Mapoon sits — People born overseas

1.6% ▲ —

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Mapoon — lower than 99% of areas.

Mapoon1.6%
Rest of Qld 18.4%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Alongside Australian heritage, the most common ancestries are English at 3.2%, Scottish at 2.3%, and German at 2.1%.

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In Mapoon, the largest group is Australian at 33%, followed by English (26%) and Scottish (19%).

Australian 4.2% English 3.2% Scottish 2.3% German 2.1% Irish 0.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 1.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This figure has risen slightly from 0.0% in 2011, though 85.9% of the population were born in Australia.

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1.6% ▲ —

Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Mapoon, Australia is the majority at 99%; England is next at 1%.

Australia 85.9% England 0.9%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34830/mapoon/topic/ancestry-heritage