7.6% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Majors Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Majors Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Majors Creek than in most similar areas. Only 7.6% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community with deep domestic roots and a strong link to traditional British and Irish ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (39.8%) or English (37.0%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 8.9%, German at 8.0%, and Scottish at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most people were born in Australia (74.6%), with small numbers from New Zealand, England, and the Philippines.
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 Majors Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31736/majors-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage