11.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melawondi · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melawondi
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly rooted ties to the British Isles define the heritage of Melawondi. Most residents identify as English or Australian, with a population that is far less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.2%, followed by Australian at 29.4% and Irish at 14.7%. Scottish heritage is also present for 8.8% of the people.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Queensland. This is reflected in the fact that 85.3% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Melawondi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31799/melawondi/topic/ancestry-heritage