24.0% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macleay Island · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macleay Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for the 45.5% of people on Macleay Island. This island community has a strong British heritage, with Irish and Scottish roots also making up a large part of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half the population identifies as English, followed by Australian at 29.7%. Irish and Scottish ancestry are also common, accounting for 14.2% and 13.0% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the Queensland figure, it is well below the Australian average.
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 Macleay Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31731/macleay-island/topic/ancestry-heritage