6.7% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moondooner · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moondooner
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of traditional roots defines Moondooner, where most people trace their family history back to Europe. The area remains very traditional in its makeup, with 82.2% of residents born in Australia and a small minority arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, representing 37.8% and 48.9% of residents respectively. German heritage is also significant at 17.8%, while Irish ancestry accounts for 8.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. This is much lower than most other areas across the country.
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 Moondooner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31899/moondooner/topic/ancestry-heritage