24.8% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Magnetic Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Magnetic Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population was born overseas, with the proportion rising 2.8 percentage points since 2011. Magnetic Island now sees about one in four residents born outside Australia, though most people here still claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.1%, followed by Australian at 31.1% and Irish at 15.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.8% of people were born overseas, which is a little above the Queensland figure and a little below the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (65.1%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.7%.
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 Magnetic Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021483/magnetic-island/topic/ancestry-heritage