24.4% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
McDowall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in McDowall
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of deep Australian and British roots shapes daily life in McDowall, where about a quarter of the population was born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area has become more diverse over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are equally common at 35.1% each. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish (12.7%), Scottish (10.7%), and Italian (7.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the Queensland figure but well below the national average, with most people born in Australia (73.3%) or England (3.7%).
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 McDowall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011026/mcdowall/topic/ancestry-heritage