25.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moorooka · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moorooka
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people now call Moorooka home from overseas than in previous years, with 25.2% of residents born outside Australia. This shift reflects a community that is more diverse than the Queensland average, though slightly less so than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 36.7%, followed by Australian at 31.8%. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one quarter of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 71.3% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, India, and Vietnam.
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 Moorooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31910/moorooka/topic/ancestry-heritage