21.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mapleton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mapleton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Mapleton than across Australia, though the rate is about the same as the Queensland average. Most residents trace their roots to the British Isles, with over half the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51%, followed by Australian at 31.5% and Scottish at 16%. Irish and German roots are also present in 14% and 7.1% of people.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.8% of people in Mapleton were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is close to the Queensland rate, it is well below the national figure of 27.7%, with 70% of the local population born in Australia.
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 Mapleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31757/mapleton/topic/ancestry-heritage