13.2% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Morton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Morton Vale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines Morton Vale, where most residents claim Australian or English ancestry. Only 13.2% of people were born overseas, making it a community with far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 43% and 36.8% of the population. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish and German at 11.4% each, and Scottish at 6.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.2% of people were born overseas, which is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and far below the 27.7% seen across Australia. The vast majority of the community, 76.3%, were 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 Morton Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31924/morton-vale/topic/ancestry-heritage