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Mapoon · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Mapoon

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Very few changes have occurred in where people were born in Mapoon since 2011. The community is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with the most common ancestral roots being English and Australian.

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Where Mapoon sits — People born overseas

2.3% ▲ —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mapoon — lower than 89% of areas.

Mapoon2.3%
4874, QLD 7.8%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestral backgrounds for residents are English at 6.2% and Australian at 4.5%, followed by Scottish, German, and Irish roots.

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In Mapoon, the largest group is English at 38%, followed by Australian (27%) and Scottish (17%).

English 6.2% Australian 4.5% Scottish 2.8% German 1.9% Irish 1.1%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 2.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia, making up 86.1% of the population.

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2.3% ▲ —

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Mapoon, Australia is the majority at 97%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 86.1% England 1.5% New Zealand 0.9%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31758/mapoon/topic/ancestry-heritage