1.9% ▼ -64.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moonford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moonford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Moonford compared to the rest of the country. Only 1.9% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents have deep ancestral ties to the British Isles, particularly Australia, England, and Germany.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 46.9% and 35.2% of the population. Other common roots include German at 11.7%, Scottish at 9.9%, and Irish at 7.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%, with 84% of residents born in Australia. This makes the area's proportion of overseas-born residents much lower than most other areas.
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 Moonford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31900/moonford/topic/ancestry-heritage