17.5% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maroochy River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maroochy River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Maroochy River claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage here. While the area has a strong British and Australian roots, about 17.5% of residents were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 47%, followed by Australian at 38.4%. Other common roots include Irish (13%), Scottish (12.3%), and German (6.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 17.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%.
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 Maroochy River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31771/maroochy-river/topic/ancestry-heritage