13.2% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Mackay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 13.2% of people in East Mackay were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most of Australia. Most residents identify with traditional European roots, particularly English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 39.7%, followed by Australian at 31.6%. Other notable groups include Irish at 13.0% and Scottish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born outside Australia is well below the Queensland average. Most people here were born in Australia (76.9%), while the next most common birthplaces are New Zealand, the Philippines, and England.
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 East Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30929/east-mackay/topic/ancestry-heritage