23.5% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nerang - Mount Nathan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nerang - Mount Nathan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common in Nerang - Mount Nathan, where 77.9% of people claim one of these two ancestries. The area has a strong British heritage and is largely made up of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 42.2%, followed by Australian at 35.7%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each accounting for about 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the national rate of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly by 1.2 points since 2011, with New Zealand and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Nerang - Mount Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061248/nerang-mount-nathan/topic/ancestry-heritage