12.0% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moranbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moranbah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Moranbah than in most similar areas, with only 12% of the population born outside Australia. This low proportion of overseas-born residents is a defining feature of the town's makeup, which remains very consistent with its 2011 figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 35.5% and 33.8% of the population. Other frequent ancestries include Irish at 8.6%, Scottish at 8.2%, and German at 5.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland rate of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (70.1%), followed by New Zealand (3.7%) and the Philippines (2.3%).
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 Moranbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312011341/moranbah/topic/ancestry-heritage