19.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mornington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mornington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background for people in Mornington, making up 28.3% of the population. The area has a diverse mix of roots, with English and Irish heritages also featuring strongly. It is a place where nearly one in five residents was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most frequent ancestries are Australian at 28.3% and English at 22.2%, followed by Irish (8.0%), Scottish (6.2%) and German (4.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.1% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most people were born in Australia (64.8%), with New Zealand, the Philippines, India and England being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Mornington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31923/mornington/topic/ancestry-heritage