25.5% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mooloolaba · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English is the most common ancestry in Mooloolaba, where 44.6% of people claim this heritage. This coastal spot is more diverse than many similar areas, with over a quarter of the population born outside Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, Irish, and Scottish roots are the most frequent, making up the vast majority of the area's ancestral background.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the Queensland figure, it sits a little below the national average.
25.5% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mooloolaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31895/mooloolaba/topic/ancestry-heritage