Miami · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Miami

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

Five percentage points fewer people were born overseas in Miami than across Australia. This makes the area less internationally diverse than the national figure, though it remains roughly on par with the Queensland average.

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📍 Miami, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Miami sits — People born overseas

22.6% ▲ +8.4%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 8 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 24 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 66 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 145 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 159 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 207 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 134 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 134 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 145 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 129 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 115 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 123 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 101 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 109 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 120 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 90 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 72 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 69 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 54 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 62 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 46 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 52 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 38 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 46 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 32 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 24 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 17 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 64 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Miami — higher than 51% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Miami22.6%
4220, QLD 22.5%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English is the most common ancestry here at 42.5%, followed by Australian at 32.1% and Irish at 13.5%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

About 22.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that has risen 1.7 percentage points since 2011. This is about the same as the Queensland average, but well below the national figure. Most people here were born in Australia (71.7%), with New Zealand and England being the next most common birthplaces.

22.6% ▲ +8.4%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.8%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 22.6%

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

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 Miami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011229/miami/topic/ancestry-heritage