7.1% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Morgan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Morgan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Mount Morgan than in most similar areas. The community is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong traditional British and Irish heritage that defines the local ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common, accounting for 39.4% and 38.6% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 10.2% and 8.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and barely changed since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (76.9%), with New Zealand and England as the most common other 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 Mount Morgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031212/mount-morgan/topic/ancestry-heritage