13.5% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Mackay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in East Mackay compared to the rest of the country, with 13.5% of the population born abroad. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents share a similar national origin, though ancestry remains diverse. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.5%, followed by Australian at 31.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 12.9% and 11.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. While this has risen slightly by 1.2 percentage points since 2011, 76.4% of the community was born in 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 East Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021343/east-mackay/topic/ancestry-heritage