Marshlands · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Marshlands

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

Very few changes have occurred in the ancestral makeup of Marshlands since the last census. The area remains overwhelmingly characterized by residents with English and Australian roots, with no one born overseas in the most recent count.

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📍 Marshlands, Suburb / Locality

Where Marshlands sits — People born overseas

0.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 1679 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 373 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 773 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 1030 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 1169 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 1160 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 1090 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 921 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 856 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 601 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 561 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 388 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 358 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 285 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 269 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 214 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 198 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 146 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 166 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 127 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 108 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 111 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 92 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 81 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 61 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 65 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 47 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 252 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Marshlands — lower than 99% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Marshlands0.0%
4611, QLD 7.0%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most common, appearing in over half of the population. German and Scottish roots are also prominent, appearing in 34.8% and 30.4% of residents respectively.

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Marshlands splits fairly evenly between English (32%) and Australian (29%), with German at 21%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Nobody in Marshlands was born overseas, a figure far below the 22.7% seen in Queensland and the 27.7% national average. Consequently, 73.9% of the population was born in Australia.

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In Marshlands, Australia is the majority at 100%.

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 Marshlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31776/marshlands/topic/ancestry-heritage