22.5% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach identify as having English ancestry, reflecting a strong British heritage. This blend of ancestry and birthplace shapes a community where most residents are born in Australia or the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.7%, followed by Australian (30.2%), Irish (13.7%), and Scottish (12.4%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and has risen slightly since 2011. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, with most people born in Australia (68.8%), England (6.0%), or New Zealand (3.8%).
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 Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011143/yorkeys-knob-machans-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage