18.5% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mighell · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common for the 27.3% of people in Mighell who identify with it. The community has a diverse mix of roots, with English, Scottish, Irish and Italian ancestries also making up a large part of the population.
The ancestries people most identify with.
About 27.3% of people claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 21.8% and Scottish at 11.6%. Irish and Italian roots are also common, accounting for 10.2% and 9.4% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is well below the Queensland rate of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%, with 7.2% of people born in India.
18.5% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mighell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31831/mighell/topic/ancestry-heritage