8.7% ▲ +59.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Monto · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Monto
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 8.7% of people in Monto were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The community is predominantly Australian-born and shares deep roots in British and European heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 43.7% and 39.5% of the population. Other common roots include German (13.1%), Scottish (13.0%), and Irish (9.1%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 82% of residents born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people is much lower than in most other areas. This is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%.
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 Monto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31885/monto/topic/ancestry-heritage