57.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macgregor · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macgregor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common heritage in Macgregor, where 34.9% of people claim these roots. This cultural influence is reflected in the high proportion of residents born overseas, making the area far more diverse than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside those with Chinese heritage, English (17.5%), Australian (13.3%), Indian (4.9%) and Scottish (4.3%) are the most common ancestries reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than half of the population—57.6%—was born overseas, a figure far above the Queensland (22.7%) and Australian (27.7%) rates. This is led by residents born in China (17.1%), India (4.6%), Vietnam (2.8%) and New Zealand (2.4%).
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 Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31721/macgregor/topic/ancestry-heritage