11.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mena Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mena Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deep roots in British and European heritage shape the identity of Mena Creek, where over 50% of residents claim English or Australian ancestry. It is a community with a strong local feel, as the vast majority of people were born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 34.8% and 30.5% of the population. Scottish, German, and Irish backgrounds also feature prominently, together accounting for over 24%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (73.8%), followed by small numbers 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 Mena Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31803/mena-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage