7.0% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maranoa · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maranoa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7% of people in Maranoa were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the region one of the most Australian-born areas in the state, though the number of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people identify as Australian (43.3%) or English (36.5%), while those with Irish, Scottish, and German roots make up the remaining major groups.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 7% born overseas, the area is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the Australian figure of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 82% of residents, followed by smaller groups from New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34860/maranoa/topic/ancestry-heritage