17.6% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moffat Beach - Battery Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moffat Beach - Battery Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 17.6% of people in Moffat Beach - Battery Hill were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This area has a very strong British and Irish heritage, with the vast majority of residents claiming English, Australian, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.9%, followed by Australian at 36.4% and Irish at 14.7%. Other common roots include Scottish and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Queensland average, though it rose slightly from 16.1% in 2011 to 17.6% in 2021. Most people here were born in Australia (77%), with England and New Zealand as the next most frequent birthplaces.
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 Moffat Beach - Battery Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021422/moffat-beach-battery-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage