18.7% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mackay Harbour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mackay Harbour
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the heritage of Mackay Harbour, where English and Australian ancestries are most common. Most residents were born in Australia, though the proportion of people from overseas has climbed slowly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 39.5%, followed by Australian at 26.7%, Scottish at 14.3% and Irish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 18.7% of the population, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This figure has risen by 2.9 percentage 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 Mackay Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021347/mackay-harbour/topic/ancestry-heritage