11.5% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moonbah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moonbah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and Irish heritage shape the identity of Moonbah, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. This small community is predominantly local, with far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common at 47% and 44.1%, followed by Scottish (16.8%) and Irish (13.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Moonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12709/moonbah/topic/ancestry-heritage