6.2% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moffatdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moffatdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small number of overseas-born residents means Moffatdale is a community with deep local roots. Most people here trace their heritage back to the British Isles and Germany, with 67.7% claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 35.4% and 32.3% of the population. German, Irish and Scottish roots follow at 15.2%, 10.5% and 8.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, with 77% of residents 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 Moffatdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31870/moffatdale/topic/ancestry-heritage