17.9% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mission Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mission Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse family roots and international backgrounds shape daily life in Mission Beach, where nearly 18% of the population was born overseas. While many residents trace their heritage to the British Isles, a significant number of people have moved here from other parts of the world.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.9%, followed by Australian at 35.4%. Other notable family roots include Irish (13.1%), Scottish (11.9%), and German (5.6%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.9% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (71.3%), followed by England (6.6%) and New Zealand (2.7%).
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 Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31863/mission-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage