12.4% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malanda · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malanda
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Malanda compared to the rest of the country, with only 12.4% of residents born outside Australia. This reflects a community with deep local roots, where the vast majority of people were born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry in the area is predominantly Australian, English, Irish, or Scottish. These four groups make up the bulk of the population, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common at 41.4% and 37.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia, sitting at 12.4%. While 78.8% of residents were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand 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 Malanda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31737/malanda/topic/ancestry-heritage