10.0% → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moresby · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moresby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong Italian roots define Moresby, where nearly 17% of people claim that ancestry. While most residents were born in Australia, the community has a distinct mix of European heritage and a small number of overseas arrivals.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common at 34.7% and 32%, while Italian heritage is particularly prominent at 16.7%. Other notable roots include Irish and Scottish ancestries, making up 6% and 5.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (79.3%), followed by small numbers from India and New Zealand.
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 Moresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31915/moresby/topic/ancestry-heritage