12.5% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, each held by 37.6% of residents. This region is far more likely to be born in Australia than the rest of the country, with a very small proportion of the population arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian roots are the most frequent, while Irish and Scottish ancestry follow at 10.2% and 10.0% respectively. German ancestry is also common at 5.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland rate of 22.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 11.9%.
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 Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/312/mackay-isaac-whitsunday/topic/ancestry-heritage