26.7% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murrumba Downs - Griffin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murrumba Downs - Griffin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A significantly higher share of people were born overseas in Murrumba Downs - Griffin than in the rest of Queensland. While 26.7% of residents were born abroad, the area's roots remain strongly tied to British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 37.7% and 34.8% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German heritage follow as the next most frequent backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has risen 6.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.7%. This is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7%, with the most common birthplaces outside Australia being New Zealand, India and England.
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 Murrumba Downs - Griffin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314021389/murrumba-downs-griffin/topic/ancestry-heritage