8.9% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
McIlwraith · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in McIlwraith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in McIlwraith, where over half the population identifies with this group. The area has a very low proportion of residents born overseas, reflecting a strong local and traditional European ancestral base.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half the residents claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 37.6%, German at 12.9%, Scottish at 11.4%, and Irish at 7.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (89.1%), with smaller groups from England and New Zealand.
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 McIlwraith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31792/mcilwraith/topic/ancestry-heritage