6.6% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maidenwell · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maidenwell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Maidenwell than in most similar areas. This is a place where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, reflecting a population with deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 44.5%, followed by Australian at 34.8% and Scottish at 14.5%. Irish and German roots are also present, making up 11.5% and 6.2% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. About 75.3% of the population was born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.2%.
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 Maidenwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31734/maidenwell/topic/ancestry-heritage