8.4% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Isa Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Isa Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Mount Isa Surrounds, where 34.5% of people claim this background. The area is very strongly tied to its own soil, with a tiny proportion of the population born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with 34.5% of people claiming Australian ancestry, English heritage is also very common at 29.9%. Other frequent ancestral backgrounds include Irish at 9.6%, Scottish at 7.5%, and German at 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 74.4% of residents 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 Mount Isa Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021406/mount-isa-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage