12.2% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in North 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 North Mackay compared to the rest of the state or country. Only 12.2% of the population was born abroad, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (40.3%) or Australian (35.4%) ancestry, followed by Scottish, Irish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Nearly 80% of the community was born in Australia, with others arriving mainly from New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 North Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021349/north-mackay/topic/ancestry-heritage