20.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Marcus Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Marcus Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Marcus Beach were born overseas, adding an international layer to the local community. This mix is most visible in the ancestry data, where nearly half the population identifies as English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.7%, followed by Australian at 31.8%. Other significant roots include Scottish (14.2%), Irish (13.7%), and German (7.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Queensland average and well below the national figure 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 Marcus Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31762/marcus-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage