5.6% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mooneba · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted local heritage defines Mooneba, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. This stability is reflected in the ancestry data, with 66.2% of people claiming English descent.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 66.2%, followed by Australian at 40.8%. Other notable roots include Irish, Scottish, and German descent.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, accounting for 78.9% of the population.
5.6% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mooneba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12712/mooneba/topic/ancestry-heritage