6.4% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moorang · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moorang
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong preference for Australian and British roots defines the heritage of Moorang, where the overseas-born population remains very small. Most residents trace their family history back to the UK and Europe, with 42.6% claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (36.2%), German (25.5%) and Scottish (17.0%) are the most common ancestries here after Australian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. About 80.9% of the population was 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 Moorang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31903/moorang/topic/ancestry-heritage