21.9% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maleny · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maleny
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common in Maleny, where nearly half of the population claims English ancestry. This heritage defines the local profile, with the vast majority of residents tracing their family origins to the British Isles and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 48.8%, followed by Australian at 32.7%. Irish (15.8%) and Scottish (15.0%) backgrounds are also common, while 8.0% of people identify as German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though it sits well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31739/maleny/topic/ancestry-heritage