10.9% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Millbank - Avoca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Millbank - Avoca, though the area remains far less diverse than the national average. While the proportion of people born abroad rose to 10.9% by 2021, the vast majority of residents still claim English or Australian ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.3% and 41.9% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish, Irish, and German roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (84.6%), with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplaces.
10.9% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Millbank - Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011500/millbank-avoca/topic/ancestry-heritage